Heavy Snowfall Hits Northern Japan, Leaving Hundreds of Vehicles Stranded Overnight

Heavy Snowfall Hits Northern Japan, Leaving Hundreds of Vehicles Stranded Overnight
People cross the road carefully as heavy snow hits northern Japan in the city of Niigata, on Dec. 19, 2022. STR/JIJI Press/AFP via Getty Images
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Hundreds of vehicles were stranded on highways in northwestern Japan, and thousands of homes were left without electricity after record-level snowfall since Monday, according to local reports.

About 800 cars and trucks were stranded on highways in Kashiwazaki in Niigata prefecture as of 1 a.m. local time on Tuesday. The number dropped to 300 three hours after intensive snow removal operations were launched, Kyodo News reported.