Several people were reportedly injured when the avalanche hit central Japan

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) – An avalanche broke out in Nagano Prefecture in central Japan on Sunday morning, injuring several skiers, media reported.

According to the Japanese news agency NHK, the avalanche broke out at 10 a.m. local time (01:00 GMT) from Mount Norikura on the border between Nagano and Gifu prefectures, citing the police.

It hit some of the people who were skiing on the slopes, leaving one person unconscious and others injured.

The media reported that the area of ​​snow that collapsed from the mountain was about 200 meters wide and 300 meters long.