School trip ends in tragedy

[caption id="attachment_198755" align="alignright" width="300"] HELPING HANDS: Firefighters carry a survivor from the site in Nasu, Tochigi prefecture yesterday
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Seven pupils and one teacher killed as avalanche sweeps down Japanese hillside

An avalanche killed seven Japanese high school pupils and a teacher on a mountain climbing outing yesterday. A further 40 pupils were injured.

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