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Japan’s disaster management has been fighting for days to eliminate the damage caused by snowfall and blizzards in the northwestern part of the island nation. Since Wednesday, snow has been steady in Niigata in the northern part of Honshu and in Hyogo prefectures in the southern part of the island.
As we previously reported on Origon, the situation is catastrophic in some parts of Japan due to heavy snowfall that has been going on for days. Niigata prefecture, on the shores of the Sea of Japan, remains the most serious where in some places there was already more than two meters of snow in just two days, causing serious disruptions to traffic.
The situation is dramatic on the Kanetsu Expressway, which connects the coastal metropolis with the capital Tokyo, where at least 1,000 vehicles and many trucks were trapped, albeit modestly. By Thursday, the “traffic jam” on the runway was nearly 20 kilometers away.
About 1,000 cars, trucks and other vehicles remain trapped in the snow on the Kanetsu Highway in Niigata prefecture despite ongoing rescue efforts assisted by urgently dispatched JGSDF troops. https://t.co/UbPEiBp7DO
– Thoton Akimoto (@ thoton9) December 18, 2020
Authorities are distributing food, fuel and blankets to drivers, at least in the sections they have been able to get close to so far. The situation is similar in public transport, most of the intercity trains and buses couldn’t even leave due to bad weather.
Mainly in northern Japan and some western regions
there is no more electricity in more than 10,000 homes.
The situation is similar on another, the Joshinetsu Expressway, where at least 300 vehicles were trapped in the snow.
Yoshihide Suga, the country’s prime minister, called an emergency cabinet meeting and warned the population of the affected regions that they could only stay at home.
This dramatic snow situation is plaguing us as Japan struggles with the third wave of the coronavirus, which is putting unprecedented pressure on the country’s hospitals, so whoever can do so should not take to the streets in affected regions. Suga said. According to the Japanese Meteorological Service Heavy snowfall, not seen in decades, will continue over the weekend across the island nation.
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