The snow is 1 meter thick, and there are continuous heavy snowfalls in many places in Japan?
Yes. According to Japanese media reports on the 9th, heavy snow has lasted for 9 days in many places in Japan. Among them, as of 10 a.m. local time on the 9th, the snow accumulation in the central area of Toyama reached 115 centimeters. This is the first time in 35 years that the snow thickness has exceeded 100 centimeters since 1986.
At around 7 pm local time on the 8th, an 81-year-old man fell to the ground and died in Toyama City. According to Toyama police, the deceased had 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 using a snowplow to clear snow from the sidewalk and was later sent to the hospital. Thirteen people also died from the snowfall in Akita Prefecture, Japan.
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Blizzard caused power outages to 45,000 households
According to Japanese media reports, on January 8, Niigata Prefecture, Akita Prefecture and Iwate Prefecture, etc. Blizzard weather occurred in the area, causing power outages to more than 45,000 households.
According to reports, the Japan Meteorological Agency stated that due to low pressure and cold waves, heavy snowfall continued to occur along the coast of the Sea of Japan.
As of 10:00 local time on the 8th, the snow depth in some areas was close to or exceeding 1 meter. In some areas of Tohoku and Niigata Prefecture, the snow depth is even 2 to 4 times the average level in previous years.
Affected by this, large-scale power outages occurred in Akita, Niigata and Iwate prefectures. As of 9 a.m. local time on the 8th, the cumulative number of households without power has reached 45,959, of which Akita County is the most serious, with as many as 45,494 households. Japan's Tohoku Power Grid said it is currently unable to predict when power will be fully restored.
People’s Daily Overseas Network—The snow is 1 meter thick! Continuous heavy snowfall in many places in Japan: More than ten people were killed. Self-defense soldiers climbed to the roof to shovel the snow