In Japan, Eight school students were feared dead and more than 30 injured after they were engulfed by an avalanche while on a mountain-climbing outing. <br/><br/>Authorities said a group of 52 students and 11 teachers from seven high schools were on a three-day mountaineering outing when disaster struck, ski slopes in the town of Nasu, Tochigi prefecture. The avalanche struck in the town on the final day of the excursion. More than 100 troops have been deployed in a major rescue effort said the authorities.

In Japan, Eight school students were feared dead and more than 30 injured after they were engulfed by an avalanche while on a mountain-climbing outing. <br/><br/>Authorities said a group of 52 students and 11 teachers from seven high schools were on a three-day mountaineering outing when disaster struck, ski slopes in the town of Nasu, Tochigi prefecture. The avalanche struck in the town on the final day of the excursion. More than 100 troops have been deployed in a major rescue effort said the authorities.