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17 dead in days of heavy snow in Japan
Thousands of homes suffer power outages in blizzard, authorities say
Heavy snowfall across large parts of Japan has killed 17 people over the last 10 days, with thousands of homes suffering power outages, Japanese officials say. The country’s weather agency has warned residents in the affected regions to avoid travel where possible, after cars got stuck on roads in heavy snow. – AFP pic, December 26, 2022
TOKYO – Heavy snowfall across large parts of Japan has killed 17 people over the last 10 days, with thousands of homes suffering power outages, Japanese officials said today.
Much of the country’s west coast as well as the northern region of Hokkaido have seen persistent heavy snow in recent days.
Some areas have seen almost a metre of snowfall in 24 hours, including the town of Oguni in northeastern Yamagata region, local media said.
Japan’s weather agency has warned residents in the affected regions to avoid travel where possible, after cars got stuck on roads in heavy snow.
Government officials said today that 17 people have been killed and dozens more injured in the snow since December 17.
National broadcaster NHK reported the dead included a man who fell from a roof while clearing snow and a woman found dead of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning in a car.
In Hokkaido, tens of thousands of homes have lost electricity in recent days as the snow brought down power lines, though most connections have now been restored.
The heavy snowfall is expected to ease from today. – AFP, December 26, 2022
TOKYO – Heavy snowfall across large parts of Japan has killed 17 people over the last 10 days, with thousands of homes suffering power outages, Japanese officials said today.
Much of the country’s west coast as well as the northern region of Hokkaido have seen persistent heavy snow in recent days.
Some areas have seen almost a metre of snowfall in 24 hours, including the town of Oguni in northeastern Yamagata region, local media said.
Japan’s weather agency has warned residents in the affected regions to avoid travel where possible, after cars got stuck on roads in heavy snow.
Government officials said today that 17 people have been killed and dozens more injured in the snow since December 17.
National broadcaster NHK reported the dead included a man who fell from a roof while clearing snow and a woman found dead of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning in a car.
In Hokkaido, tens of thousands of homes have lost electricity in recent days as the snow brought down power lines, though most connections have now been restored.
The heavy snowfall is expected to ease from today. – AFP, December 26, 2022
Northern Hokkaido is the same latitude as Siberia. It's an ice box
ReplyDeleteThe west coast of Honshu is further south, but unfortunately faces the brunt of icy winds blowing from Central Asia.
When the electricnand gas power fails, elderly people, especially face grave danger.