Tokyo: An avalanche killed eight high school students on a mountain-climbing trip in Japan, with more than 30 people reportedly injured.
More than 100 troops have been deployed in a major rescue effort after the avalanche hit ski slopes in Tochigi prefecture, with television footage showing rescuers climbing mountains as ambulances stood by.
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