How many people died in continuous snowstorms in many places in Japan?

Some areas in Japan have suffered from severe cold weather recently. Among them, the thickness of snow in some areas exceeded 1 m for the first time in 35 years, causing more than 10 casualties.

At around 7 pm local time on the 8th, an 8 1 year-old man in Toyama City fell to the ground and died. According to the police in Toyama, the deceased tried to "clear the snow in front of his house" beforehand. On the 9th, a male company employee in Toyama Prefecture was seriously injured in his hand while clearing the snow on the sidewalk with a snow remover, and was taken to the hospital. In Akita Prefecture, Japan, 13 people also died from this snowfall.

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Japan will usher in the coldest day this winter:

The recent weather conditions in Japan are not optimistic. The snow around Hokuriku and northern Japan is much more than in previous years, and the snow in Akita, Niigata and Iwate counties has increased by 2-4 times compared with previous years.

According to the report of Japan Meteorological Agency, a cold current with stronger influence than the end of the year is coming. 654381From the afternoon of 7 to 9 October, a violent snowstorm will blow from northern Japan to western Japan, and the amount of snow will increase sharply in a short time. On the morning of the 8th, cold weather below -5℃ is expected in the inland areas of western and eastern Japan, and Tokyo and Osaka will have the coldest days this winter.

Xiaoxiang morning herald-snow thickness 1 m! Heavy snow fell in many places in Japan: more than ten people were killed.