Heavy snow strands 1,100 cars on highway, causes blackouts in Japan
Heavy snow along the Sea of Japan coast stranded around 1,100 cars on a highway Thursday and left more than 10,000 homes without electricity at one point, authorities said, prompting the Self-Defense Forces to be deployed for disaster relief.
Many people were forced to stay overnight in their vehicles as the year s most intense cold spell has disrupted road and train services since Wednesday.
Vehicles are stranded on the Kanetsu expressway in Niigata Prefecture on Dec. 17, 2020.
(Photo courtesy of Yoshinobu Wakiya)(Kyodo)
(Photo courtesy of Yoshinobu Wakiya)(Kyodo)
The Japan Meteorological Agency forecast that heavy snow will continue to fall through Friday and warned that slippery roads could cause further traffic disruptions.
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Kyodo Dec 17, 2020
NIIGATA – About 1,100 vehicles were stranded on an expressway and more than 10,000 households suffered blackouts Thursday as heavy snow hit a wide area along the Sea of Japan coast, the government and police said.
The snow has disrupted multiple road and train services since Wednesday and is expected to continue to fall heavily through Friday in the region, according to the Meteorological Agency. It warned of further traffic disruptions and slippery roads.
The Straits Times
People remove snow on a street in Yuzawa, Niigata Prefecture, on Dec 17, 2020.PHOTO: REUTERS/KYODO
A woman removes snow on a street in Yuzawa, Japan, on Dec 17, 2020.PHOTO: REUTERS/KYODO
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