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A strong winter storm hit the Sierra Nevada on Friday, March 1, bringing heavy snow and high winds. Blizzard Warnings were issued for the area, including Lake Tahoe and eastern Nevada. The Sierra Avalanche Center warned that the danger of avalanches was high. Yosemite National Park and many ski resorts in the region announced they were closing at least for the day.

[Breaking News]Rice-planting dance in disaster-hit Fukushima town

NAGASAKI, Japan, Feb. 18 Kyodo -A traditional rice-planting dance is performed on Feb. 18, 2024, at Kusano shrine in the Ukedo area in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture. The shrine was rebuilt after being swept away by tsunami triggered by the March 2011 earthquake.(Kyodo)

Rice-planting dance in disaster-hit Fukushima town

Rice-planting dance in disaster-hit Fukushima town

A traditional rice-planting dance is performed on Feb. 18, 2024, at Kusano shrine in the Ukedo area in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture. The shrine was rebuilt after being swept away by tsunami triggered by the March 2011 earthquake.

Rice-planting dance in disaster-hit Fukushima town

Rice-planting dance in disaster-hit Fukushima town

A traditional rice-planting dance is performed on Feb. 18, 2024, at Kusano shrine in the Ukedo area in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture. The shrine was rebuilt after being swept away by tsunami triggered by the March 2011 earthquake.

Fukushima Pref. port little changed due to power plant

Fukushima Pref. port little changed due to power plant

SENDAI, Japan - Photos taken on Nov. 14, 2012, (above), and Aug. 31, 2014, at Ukedo port in the town of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, show little difference due proximity to a nuclear power plant crippled by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Entry into the area is permitted only during the day due to radioactive contamination.

8th anniversary of 2011 northeastern Japan disaster

8th anniversary of 2011 northeastern Japan disaster

Flowers are seen laid on March 11, 2019, in the Ukedo district of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, an area hit hard by the tsunami that followed the magnitude-9 earthquake exactly eight years ago. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Traditional dance performed for 1st time since 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis

Traditional dance performed for 1st time since 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis

Performers dedicate a traditional rice-planting dance at Kusano Shrine in the Ukedo area in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, on Aug. 12, 2017. In March, the Japanese government lifted an evacuation order for the area affected by radiation due to the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo