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Military called in as 1,100 cars stuck in heavy snow in Japan

17 Dec 2020

Dozens of soldiers arrived in eastern Japan on Thursday, where about 1,100 cars have been stranded in a massive snowstorm for almost one day, DPA news reported. While expressway officials were struggling to remove accumulated snow around the vehicles, the troops were expected to bring food, petrol and blankets to those in the vehicles, who would apparently have to spend another night on a snowy Kan-Etsu Expressway between Tsukiyono town and Yuzawa town, north of Tokyo. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said the government's priority is to "ensure their health conditions." A cold wave gripped Japan this week, bringing much snow to wide areas of the country. The fresh snowfall pushed the snow accumulation to 181 centimetres in Yuzawa and to 88 centimetres in the city of Uonuma, according to Kyodo News. About 200 vehicles had also been temporarily stuck in heavy snow on the Joshinetsu Expressway in central Japan. The Japan Meteorological Agency warned of avalanches and further traffic disruptions in eastern and central Japan and Sea of Japan coastal areas as more snow is forecast for the regions.


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