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Japan Hit
by Worst Recorded Snow
bbc newsround brilliant!
09 January 2006
Listen to the report
At least
people have
died and more than
have been
injured in heavy
in Japan
which started last month.
In some areas the snow is
metres deep
and it's believed to be the
snowfall
on Japanese record.
The Japanese army has sent
troops to
the northern state of Akita and
100 troops to Nagano and Niigata
which were the worst effected
areas.
The Japanese weather centre has
warned that a predicted rise in
could now
trigger avalanches.
Many
when the
weight of the snow caused the
roofs of their houses to collapse.
The snow, which affected
areas, has
now stopped in central Japan.
Local
have appealed
to members of the public to
elderly
people affected by the snow.
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