Tokyo
Act Daily News
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Heavy snowfall in northern Japan and different elements of the nation killed at the very least 17 folks and injured greater than 90 others over the Christmas weekend, authorities mentioned.
An official with Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency mentioned a girl in her 70s died after she was buried beneath snow that fell off a roof in Nagai metropolis, Yamagata prefecture, the place snow had piled up larger than 80 centimeters (2.6 toes) by Saturday.
Parts of Japan, primarily alongside the west coast, have been hit exhausting by heavy snow attributable to highly effective winter fronts, climate officers mentioned – stranding automobiles on highways and delaying supply companies since mid-December.
The Japan Meteorological Agency mentioned final week that snowfall in some elements had gathered at ranges far above common.
Japan has seen more and more antagonistic climate circumstances in recent times. Its local weather is predominantly temperate however varies drastically from north to south.
December noticed harsh snowstorms in northeastern areas like Hokkaido whereas elements of the south had been battered by heavy rains from a highly effective hurricane in September.
And in June, Tokyo skilled a heatwave that noticed temperatures soar previous a report 40 levels Celsius (104 levels Fahrenheit).