Mount Fuji ends hiking season with landslide, two rescues
- TOKYO: A landslide struck a car park on Japan's Mount Fuji, with the final day of the volcano's summer climbing season on Thursday (Sep 10) marred by downpours and dense mist.
- Three vehicles belonging to people working on the mountain were partially buried Wednesday, as powerful gusts and torrential rain battered the popular hiking destination, a local official told AFP.
- No injuries were reported in the incident, which occurred in a parking lot at one of the 3,776m volcano's four main access gates, said Hisayuki Motohashi, a road maintenance official for the Shizuoka regional government.
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- TOKYO: A landslide struck a car park on Japan's Mount Fuji, with the final day of the volcano's summer climbing season on Thursday (Sep 10) marred by downpours and dense mist.
- Three vehicles belonging to people working on the mountain were partially buried Wednesday, as powerful gusts and torrential rain battered the popular hiking destination, a local official told AFP.
- No injuries were reported in the incident, which occurred in a parking lot at one of the 3,776m volcano's four main access gates, said Hisayuki Motohashi, a road maintenance official for the Shizuoka regional government.
Sources: CNA