Over 100 people were stranded in two hotels in a hot-spring resort area in Fukushima, northeastern Japan, after a nearby road was blocked by an avalanche early Monday, local authorities said.The avalanche occurred at around 4 a.m. in the Tsuchiyu Onsen district, located in a mountainous area in the southwest of the city of Fukushima. The snow covering the road was cleared at around 10:20 a.m., but another snowslip hit the road before noon.About 160 people were staying or working at the two hotels, one which is a traditional Japanese inn, according to the authorities. No one was trapped in t…READ FULL ARTICLE
