On the morning of the 27th, four workers who were installing snow fences were caught in an avalanche on the side of a road in Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture.
Two of them were transported to the hospital, but the four are said to have no life-threatening injuries.
Around 10:00 am on the 27th, the snow that had piled up on the slope suddenly collapsed on the side of the city road in Chokai-cho Ogawa, Yurihonjo City, and four workers who were installing a snow fence were involved.
According to the police, four people were rescued by other workers, and two of them complained of chest pain and were transported to the hospital, but none of the four were life-threatening.
According to the police, the snow collapsed about 9 meters wide and about 70 centimeters high, and it was not snowing at that time.
The scene is a city road about 11 kilometers southeast of Yajima Station on the Yuri Kogen Railway and Chokai Sanroku Line, and the police are investigating the detailed situation.