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Up to 11 people are now reported to have died in a winter snow storm gripping much of Japan, as forecasters warn bad weather will continue.
Northern and central parts of Japan have been lashed by strong winds that have dumped huge quantities of snow over the last few days, disrupting travel and cutting off isolated communities.
The Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper says 11 people are known to have died, including two people – a 79-year-old man and a 29-year-old firefighter – who fell into ditches while clearing snow.
Several other, mainly elderly people have been killed on the northernmost main island of Hokkaido and in regions near the Sea of Japan (East Sea) in mainland Honshu, reports and officials have said on Friday.
There have also been deaths on the roads, with hazardous driving conditions resulting in hundreds of accidents that have left dozens injured.
Public transport networks have also been hit, with several hundred flights grounded, most of them domestic, and bullet trains suffering delays.
More than 270 people were stranded in mountainous areas of Niigata and Nagano after the only road linking them with the outside world was blocked by an avalanche.
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) is warning of the risk of further avalanches across much of the country.
Strong winds gusting at up to 140km/h have also caused tidal surges and people in coastal areas are being warned of the danger of high waves.
The storm, which was caused by a powerful area of low pressure “has now peaked, but snow is continuing in regions by the Sea of Japan”, the JMA said.
More than 200 centimetres of snow is already lying in some areas, with more forecast.
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More than two meters (6½ feet) of snow locally.
19 Dec 2014 – Japan’s NHK news network reported that, as of the 18th, Niigata Prefecture Tsunan had snow height of 207 cm (6 ft – 8 inches), Nagano Nozawaonsen had 183 cm (6 ft) of snow, Gunma Minakami had 171 cm (5′-7″) of snow, etc.
These snowfall levels are far greater than in previous years.
And according to Japan’s Yomiuri Shimbun, due to recent heavy snow and blizzards, at least 11 people died in traffic accidents or dropped accidentally.
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