On Wednesday, February 5, heavy snowfall fell along the coast of the Sea of \u200b\u200bJapan. Weather conditions violated the railway and air communication in Central Japan. Snowfalls beat the national record, and the meteorological agency warned of even greater snowfall for the weekend.

About this writes the Kyodo News agency. Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines have canceled some of their flights due to bad weather, including flights between Tokyo and Prefecture Tottori in the west of Japan and between the prefecture of Siman, as well as in the west of Japan, and the islands of the Oka in the Japanese Sea.

According to the Japanese meteorological agency, 1.29 meters of precipitation fell on Hokkaido Island in the city of Obukhiro in 12 hours. This is the first time in 53 years, when the accumulation of snow exceeded 1.2 meters. Up to 50 cm of snow fell in Toyama, 48 cm in Siracava and 45 cm in Dzeets, niigata prefecture.

Strong snowfall was recorded in Kusiro and Sapporo - dozens of calls from drivers from all over the island whose cars were stuck in the snow were received in the service.

The victims are also reported due to severe weather, including a man at the age of 50, who hit his head, falling from a loader during snow clearing in tones, Toyuma Prefecture.

In the Prefecture of Yamaguti, West Japan, a 62-year-old woman died after an 18-meter tree fell on her when she directed transport to remove another tree that affected power cable.

The meteorological agency warned people about possible interruptions in motion, snowstorms, high waves, as well as power outages, falling trees and avalanches.