China News Service, February 28. According to a report by the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK), on the morning and noon of the 28th local time, an avalanche occurred in Mount Kamikawa in the north of Hokkaido and Akaigawa village in the southwest of Japan. In the avalanche in Akaigawa Village, A female skiing in the local area unfortunately died.
Data map: avalanche.
According to reports, at 10 am local time on the 28th, an avalanche occurred at Mount Kamikawa in Kamikawa Town.
At that time, two people in a mountaineering team at an altitude of 1400 meters were unfortunately involved in an avalanche. Fortunately, another mountaineering team nearby rescued in time. Although one of the two people could not move due to hypothermia, they recovered afterwards. Normally, 2 people descended safely.
The police said that the two were both students of Hokkaido University, and the police are investigating the situation in detail.
Only 2 hours later, another avalanche occurred in the forests of Akaigawa Village, Hokkaido. At the time of the incident, a 6-person skiing team was skiing at a nearby ski resort, and a woman in her 40s was unfortunately involved in the avalanche. Although he was rescued and sent to the hospital, he still died.
According to reports, there have been frequent avalanches in Hokkaido recently. On January 26, a man was also killed in an avalanche near Akaigawa Village.