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Heavy snow in Japan leaves 17 people dead, dozens injured

Updated on: 27 December,2022 09:12 AM IST  |  Tokyo
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Powerful winter fronts have dumped heavy snow in northern regions since last week, stranding hundreds of vehicles on highways, delaying delivery services and causing 11 deaths by Saturday

Heavy snow in Japan leaves 17 people dead, dozens injured

A resident shovels snow around a car in Kitami city Hokkaido prefecture Saturday. Pic/AP

Heavy snow in large swaths of Japan has killed 17 and injured more than 90 people and left hundreds of homes without power, disaster management officials said Monday.


Powerful winter fronts have dumped heavy snow in northern regions since last week, stranding hundreds of vehicles on highways, delaying delivery services and causing 11 deaths by Saturday.


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More snowfall over the Christmas weekend brought the number of dead to 17 and injured to 93 by Monday morning, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency. Many of them had fallen while removing snow from the roofs or were buried underneath thick piles of snow sliding off rooftops.

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