Heavy snowfall devastated Japan since last December 17 caused at least 8 deaths and 45 injuries in the whole country. As of Friday, the Fire and Disaster Management Department of the Ministry of Interior and Communications recorded a balance of 8 deaths and 45 injured in the five prefectures of Hokkaido, Akita, Yamagata, Nigata and Ishikawa, according to the NHK television network. I learned. . The storm was predominantly felt off the coast of the Sea of Japan, but areas where snowfall was not common, such as the Pacific Ocean coast of Shikoku island, were also affected by snow.
According to the aforementioned media, on December 20, a 20-year-old woman was found dead in a snow-covered car in the city of Kashiwazaki in Nigata prefecture. Also, in the cities of Nagaoka, Kashiwazaki and Ojiya, elderly people over the age of 80 died while removing snow from roofs.
Among the 45 affected in six provinces, 19 seriously injured due to broken bones or ladder accidents during snow removal work.
In addition, due to the provisional defendant, Hundreds of vehicles were stranded Traffic jams on one of the main highways crossing the city of Kashiwazaki this Tuesday were seen affecting as many as 800 vehicles stranded on a road of about 30 kilometers. On the same day, at least 20,000 of Nigata also experienced power outages due to the winter weather. Authorities urged the public to take precautionary measures and avoid problems on the roads.