Heavy Snowfall in Japan killed 17 people over the last 10 days, with thousands of homes suffering power outages, Japanese officials said.
Much of the country’s west coast as well as the northern region of Hokkaido have seen stubborn heavy snow in current days.
Some areas have seen nearly a meter of snowfall in 24 hours, containing the town of Oguni in the northeastern Yamagata region, local media said.
Japan’s weather agency warned residents in the affected regions to avoid travel where possible, later cars stuck on roads in heavy snow.
Government officials said Monday that 17 people killed and dozens further injured in the snow since December 17.
National broadcaster NHK reported the dead involved a man who fell from a roof while clearing snow and a woman found dead of supposed carbon monoxide poisoning in a car.
In Hokkaido, tens of thousands of homes have lost electricity in current days as the snow took down power lines, though most connections now restored. Dozens of trains and flights were also postponed in northern Japan over Sunday, but services have since mostly continued, according to the transportation ministry.
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Heavy Snowfall in Japan killed 17 people. The heavy snowfall is likely to comfort from Monday.