Heavy snowfall in Hokuriku

Heavy snowfall in Hokuriku

FUKUI, Japan - A bus with thick snow on its rooftop runs past a snow plow (L) on a street in Fukui on Jan. 31, 2011. Heavy snowfall was observed in the Hokuriku areas along the Sea of Japan.

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