Japan: According to the authorities, severe snowfall over the Christmas holiday in northern Japan and other parts of the country resulted in at least 17 fatalities and more than 90 injuries.
According to meteorological officials, powerful winter fronts have pelted portions of Japan with heavy snow, particularly near the west coast, leaving cars stranded on the roads and causing delivery services to be delayed since mid-December.
CNN reported that a woman in her 70s died after being buried in snow that fell off a roof in Nagai city, Yamagata prefecture, citing a representative of Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency. She died as a result of the extreme snow accumulation, which reached a height of more than 80 centimetres (2.6 feet) on Saturday.
The Japan Meteorological Agency noted last week that snowfall in several regions was much above average.
Over the past few years, Japan’s weather has gotten worse
According to CNN, significant snowstorms struck Hokkaido’s northeastern sections in December while the southern regions of the island were pummelling by torrential rains from a powerful typhoon in September.
The death toll from the harsh winters has surpassed 50 in the US as well as in Japan. According to Al Jazeera, numerous households and businesses in the US have lost power as a result of the severe weather.
Numerous people have died as a result of the Arctic blast and the winter storm, as well as weather-related traffic accidents or the cold. Many people’s Christmas eves have been ruined by the storm, which has brought temperatures across the US far below freezing. The storm pummelling areas, bringing with it hurricane-force winds and total darkness.
Disruptions in transportation
This holiday weekend’s storm caused disruptions to all modes of transportation, including trains, aircraft, and automobiles, blocking hundreds of kilometres of roads and forcing cancellations of flights.
Heavy rains and flash floods over Christmas claimed 13 lives in the Philippines, and another 23 people—all of whom are thought to be fishermen—are still missing, according to a report by Al Jazeera on Tuesday, which also included the country’s disaster management council.
In addition to wreaking havoc on the nation, the disaster forced over 45,000 individuals to seek shelter in evacuation camps. According to the disaster service, the missing fisherman ventured out to sea in spite of the risks brought on by inclement weather.
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