4 veteran climbers dead in Hokkaido avalanche

KAMIFURANO, Japan - Rescue workers bring down a climber (R) on Nov. 24 who was hit by an avalanche on Mt. Kamihorokamettoku in Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido the previous day. Four climbers of an eleven-member team were confirmed dead after the avalanche.

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