A man in his 80s died in Yuzawa City

On the afternoon of the 6th, a man in his 80s was found buried in snow in Yuzawa City, Akita Prefecture, and was later confirmed dead.

The police are investigating the situation in detail because the man was alone on the premises of his house to remove the snow from the roof of the hut.

Around 4 pm on the 6th, my family reported to the fire department that Kenzo Takahashi (86), who had been removing the snow from the roof of his hut in Yamada, Yuzawa, did not return.

When the fire department searched under the eaves of the hut, Mr. Takahashi was found buried in the snow and was taken to the hospital, but he was later confirmed dead.

According to the police, Mr. Takahashi had been removing snow from around 2 pm, so snow had fallen near the site and a shovel for shoveling snow remained on the roof of the hut.

The police are investigating the detailed situation.

According to the Meteorological Observatory, the snowfall in Yuzawa City as of 4:00 pm on the 6th was 1 meter and 40 centimeters, which was more than four times the normal amount.

In Akita prefecture, heavy snowfall from last month has caused a series of accidents such as snow removal and snow removal, and when the prefecture summarized it as of 3:00 pm on the 6th, 7 people were killed and 99 people were injured.