On the 20th, the temperature rose in various parts of Hokkaido and the snow melted, causing a series of accidents during the snow removal.
Of these, in Bihoro Town on the Sea of Okhotsk side, a man who received snowfall from the roof fell from a ladder and died.
On the 20th, warm air flows from the south into Hokkaido and the temperature rises, and the maximum daytime temperature is 8.5 degrees in Matsumae Town in southern Hokkaido and 7.9 degrees in Tomakomai City, which is as warm as late March to early April. It became.
Of these, in Bihoro Town on the Sea of Okhotsk side, where the temperature rose to 6.9 degrees Celsius, Shoji Yamamoto (88), who had been unloading snow at home after noon, fell off the ladder due to snowfall from the roof and was taken to the hospital. I was exposed but died.
Also, at around 9:30 am in Kagura, Asahikawa City, a woman in her twenties who was climbing the roof of a house and removing snow fell and was slightly injured.
The police are investigating the situation in detail and calling for measures such as wearing a lifeline when it is snowing.