"I've never seen anything like it": in Japan, snowfall causes several deaths

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At least nine snow-related deaths were recorded in the department of Aomori (northern) this winter, while at Niigata (central) there were at least twelve snow-related deaths.

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The north of Japan has been recording record snowfalls for two weeks, causing several deaths, and the national weather agency (JMA) warned on Thursday of the arrival of a new storm. Aomori’s department, in the north of the country, reported at least nine snow-related deaths this winter, including [...] The entry Several dead from record snowfall in Japan was first published in Information Focus.

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Since the beginning of the month it has snowed so much in Japan that more than 20 people have died as a result. Especially the northern prefecture Aomori is affected by the snow masses – and it is supposed to continue snowing for a while.

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At least 24 people have died from Japan's record snowfall for two weeks, and the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) today issued a warning of a possible new wave of bad weather. The prefecture of Aomori, in the north of the country, has counted at least nine deaths linked to snowfall this winter. The dead included six people who were cleaning their roofs. Meanwhile, in Niigata Prefecture in central Japan, authorities recorded the death of at leas…

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Record snowfalls have been occurring for two weeks in northern Japan, causing several deaths, and the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) is issuing an alert on Thursday ahead of a new snowfall episode, AFP reports.

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Long-lasting snowfalls have led to more than 20 deaths in Japan in recent days. As the authorities announced on Thursday, nine people were killed in the northern prefecture of Aomori in connection with the snowfalls, six of them when they wanted to free roofs from snow. At least twelve more deaths were reported from the central prefecture of Niigata. In the city of Tsunan, located in Niigata, the snow was three and a half metres high.