Storm whips up sea, killing fisherman, inundating scores of home

Storm whips up sea, killing fisherman, inundating scores of home

NYUZEN, Japan - People check the debris of houses shattered by high surf in the seaside town of Nyuzen, Toyama Prefecture, on Feb. 24. Violent winds and heavy snow hit the Sea of Japan coastal regions in northern and western Japan, killing a fisherman who was thrown out of his boat off Toyama Prefecture and leaving another person missing in the same prefecture. High surf inundated and damaged scores of houses in Nyuzen. (Kyodo)

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