Saturday 20 December 2014

Heavy snow kills 5, disrupts travel in Japan

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Heavy snow kills 5, disrupts travel in Japan
Tokyo (AFP) Dec 18, 2014 - At least five people have died in heavy snow that has blanketed swathes of Japan, reports said Thursday, with more than two metres (6ft 7ins) lying in some places and more forecast. Two elderly women were killed on the northernmost island of Hokkaido, Kyodo News reported, with one hit by a snow-plough and another buried when a warehouse collapsed under the weight of fallen snow. Two men, ... more


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