4 men dead after being hit by avalanche in Gifu Pref.

4 men dead after being hit by avalanche in Gifu Pref.

GIFU, Japan - Police rescue officials head for the site of an avalanche on the 3,180-meter Mt. Yarigatake in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, on Jan. 1. Four male climbers were found dead after being engulfed by the avalanche.

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