“In Japan, because of an abnormally heavy snowfall, which covered the western regions along the coast of the Japanese Sea of the largest Honshu Island, at least one person was killed and several people were injured.”, – WRITE: www.ukrinform.ua
Due to the bad weather, some of the flights between Tokyo and the Western Prefectures of Tottor and Siman were abolished, as well as some islands in the Japanese Sea.
Railway carriers were also forced to cancel several trains, in particular, and the most popular high -speed express expressions in the country.
The Japanese Meteorological Agency reported that in the last two days it has recorded a record almost 130 centimeters of snow in the most affected prefects.
The local authorities reported at least one dead woman who fell on an 18-meter tree and several injured people as a result of people.
The meteorological agency warns of preservation for several days of extremely unstable atmospheric conditions caused by cold air with a temperature of minus 39 degrees Celsius or lower, which moves at an altitude of about 5000 meters from eastern to northern Japan and forms snow clouds over some parts.
Therefore, forecasters warn of possible heavy snowfall not only along the coast of the Japanese Sea, but also on the Pacific, the eastern side of the island, where snow is extremely rare.
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