Heavy snow in northeastern Japan

Heavy snow in northeastern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane on Jan. 6, 2021, shows Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force personnel engaging in snow-clearing work at an elementary school in Yokote in Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan. About 100 GSDF personnel have been mobilized after heavy snow hit the region.

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