Avalanche hits bathers in Japan
An avalanche buried an outdoor hot spring at a popular traditional inn in northern Japan today, killing one person and injuring 16, as Japan struggles through one of its snowiest winters on record.
A 20-year-old worker pulled from the snow almost six hours after the avalanche struck was confirmed dead upon arrival at a hospital, according to Masakatsu Ito, an official at Omagari Fire Station in Akita.
