Since the 17th, 8 dead and 45 injured… “Up to 1 million more chances of falling by the 24th”
(Uonuma[일본] AP · Kyodo = Yonhap News) A citizen is walking in the streets of Uonuma, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, where the snow is deep on the 20th. 2022.12.21 clynnkim@yna.co.kr
(Tokyo = Yonhap News) Correspondent Park Sang-hyun = Damage is mounting as record snow falls across Japan.
According to NHK, a local public broadcaster, the Japan Fire Agency announced on the 23rd that eight people died and 45 were injured as a result of snow that had fallen since the 17th.
The deaths came from five prefectures: Hokkaido, Akita, Yamagata, Niigata and Ishikawa.
In particular, there have been many cases in which the elderly have died while clearing snow from the roofs.
In Yurihonjo, Akita Prefecture, an 80-year-old man died on the 21st after falling and being buried by snow while clearing snow from a roof.
Prior to this, in Tsuruoka, Yamagata Prefecture, a man in his 70s was crushed to death by a snowplow on the 18th. At that time, 90cm of snow accumulated here.
In Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, a 20-year-old woman was found dead in a car buried in snow in front of her home on the 20th. The woman was presumed to have died of carbon monoxide poisoning when the vehicle’s muffler Got stuck in heavy snow while warming up in the car to avoid the cold from a power outage.
In Makubetsu, Hokkaido, a telephone pole collapsed into the road, making it impossible for vehicles to pass, and in Erimo, a solar panel was blown away by strong winds.
Electricity supplies were cut off to around 6,000 households in Obihiro and Wakkanai, Hokkaido.
Flights to Niigata and Izumo, near the Sea of Japan, have also been cancelled.
In addition to Hokkaido and the Sea of Japan, there was a lot of snow in Kyushu and Shikoku, where it usually gets little snow.
In Minamata, Kumamoto, Kyushu, about 50 vehicles were stranded due to heavy snow.
The Japan Meteorological Agency predicted that up to 100cm more snow would fall in some areas by 6am on the 24th.
(Kanazawa Kyodo = Yonhap News) Citizens cleared snow in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, where a lot of snow fell on the 23rd.
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