At least 16 people have died and about 120 have been injured as a result of snowfall in Japan.
Elchi.az reports with reference to foreign media that this was reported by local authorities.
According to the railway company “JR Hokkaido”, about a thousand train services have been canceled or delayed due to heavy snowfall on the island of Hokkaido.
In total, this affected more than 140,000 passengers. Delays continued today.