How heavy snow killed 17 people in Japan
Heavy snowfall across much of Japan has killed 17 people in the past 10 days, and thousands of homes have suffered power cuts, Japanese officials said Monday.
Much of the country's west coast as well as the northern region of Hokkaido has seen persistent heavy snowfall in recent days.
Some areas saw nearly a meter of snowfall in 24 hours, including the town of Oguni in the northeast Yamagata region, local media said.
Japan's meteorological agency has warned people in affected areas to avoid travel where possible, after cars became stuck on roads in heavy snowfall.
Government officials said Monday that 17 people had been killed and dozens more injured in the snow since December 17.
National broadcaster NHK reported that among the dead were a man who fell from a roof while clearing snow and a woman who was found dead of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning in a car.
Tens of thousands of homes in Hokkaido have lost power in recent days as snow knocked down power lines, although most connections have now been restored.
The heavy snowfall is expected to ease from Monday.
Snow is capable of wreaking havoc on human existence. In 2021, Texas experienced severe infrastructure damage.
This year, nervous Texans are bracing for a blast of freezing arctic air, but the disastrous winter storm that hit the state in 2021, crippling large parts of the electrical infrastructure, is unlikely to be repeated of the state and killing dozens of people. people, reported The Guardian.
Residents had been warned to prepare for extremely cold weather and stock up on essentials like bottled water and non-perishable food in case of power outages and supply chain issues food like those experienced during Winter Storm Uri in February 2021, when millions of Texans were left without power and 246 people died.
But experts think this storm won't hit Texas as hard.
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Heavy snowfall across much of Japan has killed 17 people in the past 10 days, and thousands of homes have suffered power cuts, Japanese officials said Monday.
Much of the country's west coast as well as the northern region of Hokkaido has seen persistent heavy snowfall in recent days.
Some areas saw nearly a meter of snowfall in 24 hours, including the town of Oguni in the northeast Yamagata region, local media said.
Japan's meteorological agency has warned people in affected areas to avoid travel where possible, after cars became stuck on roads in heavy snowfall.
Government officials said Monday that 17 people had been killed and dozens more injured in the snow since December 17.
National broadcaster NHK reported that among the dead were a man who fell from a roof while clearing snow and a woman who was found dead of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning in a car.
Tens of thousands of homes in Hokkaido have lost power in recent days as snow knocked down power lines, although most connections have now been restored.
The heavy snowfall is expected to ease from Monday.
Snow is capable of wreaking havoc on human existence. In 2021, Texas experienced severe infrastructure damage.
This year, nervous Texans are bracing for a blast of freezing arctic air, but the disastrous winter storm that hit the state in 2021, crippling large parts of the electrical infrastructure, is unlikely to be repeated of the state and killing dozens of people. people, reported The Guardian.
Residents had been warned to prepare for extremely cold weather and stock up on essentials like bottled water and non-perishable food in case of power outages and supply chain issues food like those experienced during Winter Storm Uri in February 2021, when millions of Texans were left without power and 246 people died.
But experts think this storm won't hit Texas as hard.
AFP
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