Tokyo
CNN
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Heavy snowfall in northern Japan and different components of the nation killed a minimum of 17 individuals and injured greater than 90 others over the Christmas weekend, authorities stated.
An official with Japan’s Fireplace and Catastrophe Administration Company stated 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 ft) by Saturday.
Components of Japan, primarily alongside the west coast, have been hit onerous by heavy snow as a result of highly effective winter fronts, climate officers stated – stranding automobiles on highways and delaying supply providers since mid-December.
The Japan Meteorological Company stated final week that snowfall in some components had gathered at ranges far above common.
Japan has seen more and more hostile climate situations in recent times. Its local weather is predominantly temperate however varies significantly from north to south.
December noticed harsh snowstorms in northeastern areas like Hokkaido whereas components of the south had been battered by heavy rains from a strong storm in September.
And in June, Tokyo skilled a heatwave that noticed temperatures soar previous a file 40 levels Celsius (104 levels Fahrenheit).