On the night of the 22nd, two parents and children, a man in his 80s and a woman in his 50s, were found buried in snow on the site of a house in Iwamizawa, Hokkaido, and both died.
Police are investigating the situation at the time, assuming that it was under the snow that had fallen from the roof.
After 11:00 pm on the 22nd, Mori's family saw Shigemitsu Maeba (84), who lives in this house in Sakae-cho, Iwamizawa, and Kotoe Mori (59), a daughter who lives in the neighborhood, buried in the snow. I found it and notified the fire department.
Ms. Mori, her daughter, was confirmed dead on the spot, and Ms. Maeba, her father, was confirmed dead at the hospital.
According to the fire department, the family said that they were working on attaching boards to the windows on the first floor to protect the windows from snow.
The two were lying under the roof, and the snow on the roof of the second floor of the house had almost slipped off, so police and fire departments are investigating the situation at that time, assuming that it was under the snow that fell from the roof. I will.
In Iwamizawa City, the snowfall at 11:00 pm on the 22nd was 1 meter and 25 centimeters, which is a record heavy snowfall that is about three times as much as normal, and there are a series of accidents during snowfall and snow removal.