Killed by snow!
Check out the news article below. One of the deaths from Niigata occurred in my area. The man apparently fell while clearing snow on his roof, landed in all the heaps of snow below and suffocated to death.
Dec 17, 2005
Six dead and 20 injured in heavy snow in Japan
TOKYO - HEAVY snow has left six people dead and at least 20 injured in north-western Japan this week, and more snowfall was expected over the coming weekend, officials said.
In the worst-hit area, a Fukui prefecture official on Thursday reported four snow-related deaths and 20 injured.
Fukui, located 320km west of Tokyo, has already had two to three times more snow than it normally gets around this time of the year.
Toyama and Niigata prefectures reported a total of two deaths.
Several of the deaths occurred when the men fell while clearing snow. Further details were not immediately available.
The Japan Meteorological Agency said the heavy snow would likely continue through yesterday in north-western and south-western Japan. It said that more snow would likely fall today in much of Japan, and warned of lightning and strong winds.
As a result, this month is shaping up as one of the coldest Decembers on record, the agency said, according to the Asahi Shimbun.
Meanwhile in neighbouring South Korea, the country's south-western North Jeolla province has also been hit hard by heavy snowstorms that began last week.
Roofs and greenhouses have collapsed under the deluge, inflicting severe losses on farming households. Several traffic accidents have also been reported, while more than 100 schools and colleges have been forced to close.
An estimated 170 billion won (S$287 million) in property damage was reported as of Thursday. The government has approved an emergency aid package of 30 billion won, while some 7,200 soldiers have been dispatched to the province on a rehabilitation mission. -- ASSOCIATED PRESS, KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
Check out the news article below. One of the deaths from Niigata occurred in my area. The man apparently fell while clearing snow on his roof, landed in all the heaps of snow below and suffocated to death.
Dec 17, 2005
Six dead and 20 injured in heavy snow in Japan
TOKYO - HEAVY snow has left six people dead and at least 20 injured in north-western Japan this week, and more snowfall was expected over the coming weekend, officials said.
In the worst-hit area, a Fukui prefecture official on Thursday reported four snow-related deaths and 20 injured.
Fukui, located 320km west of Tokyo, has already had two to three times more snow than it normally gets around this time of the year.
Toyama and Niigata prefectures reported a total of two deaths.
Several of the deaths occurred when the men fell while clearing snow. Further details were not immediately available.
The Japan Meteorological Agency said the heavy snow would likely continue through yesterday in north-western and south-western Japan. It said that more snow would likely fall today in much of Japan, and warned of lightning and strong winds.
As a result, this month is shaping up as one of the coldest Decembers on record, the agency said, according to the Asahi Shimbun.
Meanwhile in neighbouring South Korea, the country's south-western North Jeolla province has also been hit hard by heavy snowstorms that began last week.
Roofs and greenhouses have collapsed under the deluge, inflicting severe losses on farming households. Several traffic accidents have also been reported, while more than 100 schools and colleges have been forced to close.
An estimated 170 billion won (S$287 million) in property damage was reported as of Thursday. The government has approved an emergency aid package of 30 billion won, while some 7,200 soldiers have been dispatched to the province on a rehabilitation mission. -- ASSOCIATED PRESS, KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
posted by Cindy @ Japan @ 12:10 AM
1 Comments:
At 12:51 PM,
Yume said…
somebody from this area also died? I'd seen a man a few times which acted starngely - like hanging out at eki, not wearing gloves and eating snow. do you think he could be homeless?
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