After which the avalanche came down. Firefighters report one dead and several injured.
According to the NHK, referring to the police and fire department, which in Japan performs ambulance services, the resort hotel provided first medical assistance to ten injured skiers. All of them were injured by the fall of volcanic stones during the eruption of the volcano.
In turn, the Ministry of Defense of the country reports that in the avalanche there were six soldiers of the self-defense forces. They underwent a planned training at the resort. One of them died.
At the same time, several soldiers received fractures and lung damage, but all of them are conscious, - the ministry assured.
The Main Meteorological Office of Japan increased the level of danger to the second.
Recall, as reported URA-Inform, in the Philippines on the night of Tuesday, January 23, there was an eruption of the recently awakened volcano Mayon. His fountains of lava above the crater reached 700 meters in height, and ash posts rose three kilometers. At the moment there is no information on the victims.