Heavy snow causes travel chaos in Japan


Standstill: Traffic moving slowly as snow covers the roads in the city of Toyama, brought by an extreme cold front along western and northern parts of the country. — AFP

TOKYO: Heavy snow caused traffic jams, flight cancellations and disruption to train services in central Japan, with record drifts recorded in some areas.

More than 3,200 households have been left without power in the region, according to Kansai Electric Power yesterday, as officials warned more snow was forecast overnight.

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