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

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

NYUZEN, Japan - High surf washes the residential area 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.

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