Snow Kills 8 In Japan

Heavy snow this weekend on Hokkaido island in northern Japan killed eight people, including a family trapped in a buried car. The storm caused six-and-a-half-feet drifts and derailed a bullet train in Akita prefecture, south of Hokkaido.

Separately, Haruna Kitagawa, 23, froze to death after leaving her car, stuck in the snow. A 53-year-old man died Sunday after getting buried in the snow, although his 9-year-old daughter found with him was recovering, Kyodo said.

Also over the weekend, a 54-year-old man and a 76-year-old man were found collapsed in the snow in another part of Hokkaido, and both were confirmed dead, it said.

[AP]

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