Accidents caused by falling snow are occurring one after another in Hokkaido, and police are calling for caution, such as keeping away from places where there is a danger of falling snow.
After noon on the 26th, the snow that had accumulated on the roof of a house similar to Shinkotoni in Kita-ku, Sapporo fell, and a man in his 70s underneath became an underlay of snow.
The man was rescued by the fire department and taken to a hospital in the city, but was confirmed dead.
A man living in the neighborhood said, "I heard a heavy noise. I thought it was dangerous because the snow on the roof was protruding so much."
Also, around noon on the 26th, at a store in Bunkyo-cho, Eniwa City, Hokkaido, the roof near the entrance was broken by the weight of snow, and there was an accident where it fell onto a kitchen car parked directly underneath, and I was working inside the car 20 A woman in her teens had a slight injury to her knee.
In addition, the roof of the building in front of JR Ebetsu Station in Ebetsu City, Hokkaido collapsed, and there were a series of snowfall and snow accidents in various places.
There are many areas in Hokkaido where snow has accumulated more than normal, and it is believed that the cause was that the warmth was about the same as mid-March to early April on the 26th, and police are at risk of snowfall such as under the eaves. In addition to keeping away from certain places, we are calling for multiple people to remove snow instead of one person.