Heavy snowfall caused havoc in Japan, 17 people died, more than 90 injured

Heavy snowfall in Japan has increased the difficulties of the general public. Due to this, so far 17 people have died and more than 90 people have been injured. Hundreds of houses here have lost electricity and people are forced to live in darkness. This information has been revealed by quoting disaster management officials. Along with the severe winter, heavy snowfall has been recorded in the northern areas since last week. Hundreds of vehicles are stranded on the highways. Delivery services are getting delayed and till Saturday 11 people had lost their lives due to this.

According to the Disaster Management Agency, the snowfall till the end of Christmas was so heavy that by Monday morning the number of dead had increased to 17 and the number of injured had increased to 93. Many of these people fell while clearing snow from roofs or were buried under thick piles of snow as they slipped from their roofs.

The municipal authorities have appealed to the residents to exercise caution while clearing snow and not to work alone. In the city of Nagai in Tokyo's Yamagata Prefecture, a woman was found dead buried under a thick pile of snow, the disaster management agency said. She suddenly fell on him. There was more than 80 cm of snow here on Saturday. Snowfall more than three times the season's average was recorded in many parts of northeastern Japan.

According to the Ministry of Economy and Industry, some 20,000 homes were without electricity on Christmas morning. Heavy snowfall toppled an electricity transmission tower in Japan's northernmost main island. However, power was restored to most areas later that day.