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Massive Snowstorm Hits Japan, Trapping More Than 1,000 Cars On A Highway
Friday, December 18, 2020
A snowplow clears a path beside cars stranded Friday on the snow-covered Kan-etsu Expressway in the city of Minamiuonuma in Japan s Niigata prefecture.
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It started with a large vehicle that got stuck in the deepening snow. That minor incident grew into a monster snow-covered traffic jam as more than 1,000 cars became stranded on a highway that runs between Tokyo and the city of Niigata along the Sea of Japan coast.
The snarl began Wednesday night, local news sources reported.
The snow was extremely heavy, one driver told the public broadcaster NHK. As time went by, the cars got buried. I was really scared. I ve eaten all of my food and drinks. Now, to drink water, I have to melt snow I collect in a plastic bottle. ....

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