Japan faces heavy snowfall and snow storms

On February 2, the Japan Meteorological Agency warned that heavy snowfall and blizzards will last another two days in many locations along the coast of Japan while some people have died because of the incidents. Snow related accidents.

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The snow has begun to fall heavily in this area since February 1. In Akita Prefecture on February 1, three people were killed after being buried in a snowfall at the hot spring in Semboku.

In Sukayu hot spring area in Aomori city, snowfall is more than 4 meters thick, while in some areas in Yamagata and Niigata provinces, the snow cover is over 3 meters high.

Wind speed measured in Yamagata and Sakata provinces is up to 132.48km / hour, in Hokkaido is 116.64km / hour. The agency also warned that high winds could cause waves up to 8 meters in the waters off northern Japan and the Hokuriku region of the country.

On February 1, hundreds of vehicles were stuck on Highway 279, belonging to the territory of Hokuriku, lasting 40km from Nobeji to Mutsu.

Aomori city government has asked the country's Maritime Defense Forces to send a team to help deal with the disaster while evacuating more than 150 people to safe areas.