Heavy snow and record cold temperatures have caused several deaths and injuries in Japan. Officials say nearly 7,000 cold-weather shelters will be open in the Gyeonggi province which surrounds Seoul.
Heavy snow and record cold temperatures brought widespread disruptions in Japan.
Icicles hang from guardrails along the coast amid a wave of cold weather in Yantai, China earlier this month.A man died in Oita, southern Japan, after being hit by a fallen tree and two more deaths in the northern prefecture of Niigata were being investigated in connection with the cold weather, officials said.
Thousands of people using train services in Kyoto and Shiga prefectures in western Japan were forced to stay overnight in carriages or stations, and 13 were taken to hospitals, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said. Vehicles on major roads across the country were left stranded and hundreds of flights canceled.People wear thick clothes to travel against the cold in Shenyang, Liaoning province, China, on Tuesday.
A police officer controls the entry of vehicles at a road amid heavy snowfall on Jeju Island, South Korea, on Tuesday.The winter storms appeared to be moving toward the greater Seoul area and nearby regions, where heavy snow was expected from late Wednesday to Thursday afternoon, according to the Safety Ministry, which warned about dangerous road conditions.
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