According to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 8 people died and 45 people were injured as of 8:00 am on the 23rd due to intermittent heavy snow from the 17th of this month.

In addition to heavy snowfall centered on the Sea of ​​Japan side, snow is also accumulating in areas where there is usually little snow, such as the Pacific Ocean side of Shikoku. Please be careful.

According to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, as of 8:00 am on the 23rd, 8 people died, 19 people were seriously injured, and 26 people were slightly injured due to intermittent heavy snowfall from the 17th of this month.



The breakdown of those who died was as follows:


1 in Makubetsu, Hokkaido, 1 in


Yurihonjo and Higashinaruse in Akita,


1 in Tsuruoka, Yamagata, and 1 in


Nagaoka, Niigata. 1 person, ▽ 2 people in Kashiwazaki City,


▼ 1 person in Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture.