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Japan snowfall 'kills 11, over 1,200 injured'
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Tokyo (AFP) - The
heaviest snow in decades in Tokyo and other areas of Japan has left at
least 11 dead and more than 1,200 injured across the country, reports
said Sunday.
As much as 27
centimetres (10.6 inches) of snow was recorded in Tokyo by late
Saturday, the heaviest fall in the capital for 45 years, according to
meteorologists.
The storm hit Tokyo on the eve of its gubernatorial election.
Observers
say the weather may affect voter turnout in the city of 13 million
people. As of 6:00 pm (0900 GMT) turnout was down more than 10
percentage points from a previous poll during the last mayoral election.
As
a depression moved along the Pacific coast Saturday, the northeastern
city of Sendai saw 35 centimetres (13.8 inches) of snow, the heaviest in
78 years.
Local media said at
least 11 people have been killed with one person also in critical
condition in snow-linked accidents -- mostly crashes after their cars
skidded on icy roads.
In central Aichi
prefecture, a 50-year-old man died after his car slipped on the icy road
and rammed into an advertisement steel pole, a local rescuer said.
Public
broadcaster NHK reported at least 1,253 people were injured across the
nation, many of whom had slipped on the ground or fallen while
shovelling the snow off their roofs.
More
than 20,000 households were without electricity early Sunday while
airlines cancelled more than 400 domestic flights a day after over 740
flights were grounded.
Nearly
5,000 people were stranded at Narita airport Saturday as traffic linking
the airport to the capital was disrupted, NHK said.
Further snowfall is expected Sunday in the northern part of the country, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
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