TWO WOMEN AND A MAN WERE KILLED WHEN AN AVALANCHE STRUCK A MOUNTAIN IN CENTRAL JAPAN ON MONDAY, AND RESCUERS WERE TRYING TO REACH ANOTHER WOMAN BURIED IN SNOW, OFFICIALS SAID. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AROUND NOON IN HIGH MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN NAGANO PREFECTURE, ACCORDING TO LOCAL POLICE OFFICIAL MAKOTO HIRABAYASHI.
