Obilne snežne padavine u centralnom delu Japana i duž severne obale dovele su do nestanka struje u oko 10.000 domaćinstava, zbog čega je vlada danas sazvala hitan sastanak, kako prenosi Rojters.

The season's most powerful cold air mass is bringing heavy snow to large parts of Japan. Regions along the Sea of Japan coast from the southwest to Hokkaido have experienced record accumulation. pic.twitter.com/GuXX9CyVI3

— NHK WORLD News (@NHKWORLD_News) 16. децембар 2020.

Jake snežne padavine pogodile su prefekture Nigatu i Gunmu, u kojima je u toku prethodna tri dana formiran snežni pokrivač visine od oko dva metra. 

#WinterIsComing ! As one of the members of the recruiting team who did not grow up with snow, this is very exciting! https://t.co/pJXoROEY9Y

— Gaba Japan (@GabaJapan) 17. децембар 2020.

Japanski premijer Jošihide Suga trebalo bi da prisustvuje hitnom sastanku sa relevatnim ministrima danas posle podne, saopšteno je iz njegovog kabineta.

199 cm of snow in 48 hours in Fujiwara, Japanhttps://t.co/ngvYwSoVgW

Pictures 3,4 from Yuzawa pic.twitter.com/H7jfbTFMEs

— Zdenek Nejedly (@ZdenekNejedly) 16. децембар 2020.

Japan is under record breaking mounds of snow. @dwatchnews #snow https://t.co/le6H3qa2n3

— Lynn Edwards (@lynn_valepixi) 17. децембар 2020.