TOKYO: Heavy snow caused traffic jams, flight cancellations and disruption to train services in central Japan on Monday (Dec 27), 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, as officials warned more snow was forecast overnight.
Nearly 200 passengers were snowed in overnight on a local train line in the region, NHK said.
People walk along a street in heavy snow in the city of Toyama, Toyama prefecture, brought by an extreme cold front along western and northern parts of the country on December 27, 2021. (Photo by JIJI PRESS / AFP) / Japan OUT
One picture from a train carriage posted on Twitter showed a huge pile of fresh powder between two open doors as a station lamp illuminated snowflakes against the night sky.
Around 130 domestic flights were cancelled on Sunday due to the snow, Jiji Press said, with NHK reporting some 50 cancellations on Monday.
Traffic moves slowly as snow covers the roads in the city of Toyama, Toyama prefecture, brought by an extreme cold front along western and northern parts of the country on December 27, 2021. (Photo by JIJI PRESS / AFP) / Japan OUT
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