Sunday, February 09, 2014

Five dead, over 600 injured as heavy snow hits Japan


The heaviest snow in decades in the Japanese capital Tokyo and other areas of the island nation has killed at least five people and injured 600 others.

The Japan Meteorological Agency said early on Sunday that it had recorded some 27 centimeters (10.6 inches) of snow in Tokyo by late Saturday.

The snowstorm paralyzed Tokyo on the eve of its historic gubernatorial election .... http://www.presstv.ir