Japan: Heavy Snowfall Hits Sea Of Japan Coast 4

Heavy snowfall has battered a wide area of Japan, especially the Hokuriku region along the Sea of Japan coast. This video shows blizzard conditions in the city Otaru, Hokkaido.

Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

The picture shows the entrance of Ähtäri Zoo in Ähtäri, Finland, on October 19, 2024. Faced by financial difficulties, Ähtäri Zoo has decided to return its two resident giant pandas, female Jin Baobao (Finnish name Lumi, "Snow") and male Hua Bao (Pyry, "Flurry"), back to China. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Visitors admire giant panda Hua Bao at the Pandahouse of Ähtäri Zoo in Ähtäri, Finland, on October 19, 2024. Faced by financial difficulties, Ähtäri Zoo has decided to return its two resident giant pandas, female Jin Baobao (Finnish name Lumi, "Snow") and male Hua Bao (Pyry, "Flurry"), back to China. The Pandahouse is open to public for the last weekend. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Visitors admire and take pictures of giant panda Hua Bao at the Pandahouse of Ähtäri Zoo in Ähtäri, Finland, on October 19, 2024. Faced by financial difficulties, Ähtäri Zoo has decided to return its two resident giant pandas, female Jin Baobao (Finnish name Lumi, "Snow") and male Hua Bao (Pyry, "Flurry"), back to China. The Pandahouse is open to public for the last weekend. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Giant panda Hua Bao is seen at the Pandahouse of Ähtäri Zoo in Ähtäri, Finland, on October 19, 2024. Faced by financial difficulties, Ähtäri Zoo has decided to return its two resident giant pandas, female Jin Baobao (Finnish name Lumi, "Snow") and male Hua Bao (Pyry, "Flurry"), back to China. The Pandahouse is open to public for the last weekend. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Giant panda Hua Bao is seen at the Pandahouse of Ähtäri Zoo in Ähtäri, Finland, on October 19, 2024. Faced by financial difficulties, Ähtäri Zoo has decided to return its two resident giant pandas, female Jin Baobao (Finnish name Lumi, "Snow") and male Hua Bao (Pyry, "Flurry"), back to China. The Pandahouse is open to public for the last weekend. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Giant panda Hua Bao eats at the Pandahouse of Ähtäri Zoo in Ähtäri, Finland, on October 19, 2024. Faced by financial difficulties, Ähtäri Zoo has decided to return its two resident giant pandas, female Jin Baobao (Finnish name Lumi, "Snow") and male Hua Bao (Pyry, "Flurry"), back to China. The Pandahouse is open to public for the last weekend. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Giant panda Hua Bao is seen at the Pandahouse of Ähtäri Zoo in Ähtäri, Finland, on October 19, 2024. Faced by financial difficulties, Ähtäri Zoo has decided to return its two resident giant pandas, female Jin Baobao (Finnish name Lumi, "Snow") and male Hua Bao (Pyry, "Flurry"), back to China. The Pandahouse is open to public for the last weekend. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Giant panda Hua Bao eats at the Pandahouse of Ähtäri Zoo in Ähtäri, Finland, on October 19, 2024. Faced by financial difficulties, Ähtäri Zoo has decided to return its two resident giant pandas, female Jin Baobao (Finnish name Lumi, "Snow") and male Hua Bao (Pyry, "Flurry"), back to China. The Pandahouse is open to public for the last weekend. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Giant panda Hua Bao eats at the Pandahouse of Ähtäri Zoo in Ähtäri, Finland, on October 19, 2024. Faced by financial difficulties, Ähtäri Zoo has decided to return its two resident giant pandas, female Jin Baobao (Finnish name Lumi, "Snow") and male Hua Bao (Pyry, "Flurry"), back to China. The Pandahouse is open to public for the last weekend. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

The picture shows the Pandahouse of Ähtäri Zoo in Ähtäri, Finland, on October 19, 2024. Faced by financial difficulties, Ähtäri Zoo has decided to return its two resident giant pandas, female Jin Baobao (Finnish name Lumi, "Snow") and male Hua Bao (Pyry, "Flurry"), back to China. The Pandahouse is open to public for the last weekend. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Giant panda Hua Bao eats at the Pandahouse of Ähtäri Zoo in Ähtäri, Finland, on October 19, 2024. Faced by financial difficulties, Ähtäri Zoo has decided to return its two resident giant pandas, female Jin Baobao (Finnish name Lumi, "Snow") and male Hua Bao (Pyry, "Flurry"), back to China. The Pandahouse is open to public for the last weekend. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Giant panda Hua Bao eats at the Pandahouse of Ähtäri Zoo in Ähtäri, Finland, on October 19, 2024. Faced by financial difficulties, Ähtäri Zoo has decided to return its two resident giant pandas, female Jin Baobao (Finnish name Lumi, "Snow") and male Hua Bao (Pyry, "Flurry"), back to China. The Pandahouse is open to public for the last weekend. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Giant panda Hua Bao eats at the Pandahouse of Ähtäri Zoo in Ähtäri, Finland, on October 19, 2024. Faced by financial difficulties, Ähtäri Zoo has decided to return its two resident giant pandas, female Jin Baobao (Finnish name Lumi, "Snow") and male Hua Bao (Pyry, "Flurry"), back to China. The Pandahouse is open to public for the last weekend. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Giant panda Hua Bao eats at the Pandahouse of Ähtäri Zoo in Ähtäri, Finland, on October 19, 2024. Faced by financial difficulties, Ähtäri Zoo has decided to return its two resident giant pandas, female Jin Baobao (Finnish name Lumi, "Snow") and male Hua Bao (Pyry, "Flurry"), back to China. The Pandahouse is open to public for the last weekend. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Giant panda Hua Bao eats at the Pandahouse of Ähtäri Zoo in Ähtäri, Finland, on October 19, 2024. Faced by financial difficulties, Ähtäri Zoo has decided to return its two resident giant pandas, female Jin Baobao (Finnish name Lumi, "Snow") and male Hua Bao (Pyry, "Flurry"), back to China. The Pandahouse is open to public for the last weekend. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Visitors admire giant panda Jin Baobao at the Pandahouse of Ähtäri Zoo in Ähtäri, Finland, on October 19, 2024. Faced by financial difficulties, Ähtäri Zoo has decided to return its two resident giant pandas, female Jin Baobao (Finnish name Lumi, "Snow") and male Hua Bao (Pyry, "Flurry"), back to China. The Pandahouse is open to public for the last weekend. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Giant panda Hua Bao is seen at the Pandahouse of Ähtäri Zoo in Ähtäri, Finland, on October 19, 2024. Faced by financial difficulties, Ähtäri Zoo has decided to return its two resident giant pandas, female Jin Baobao (Finnish name Lumi, "Snow") and male Hua Bao (Pyry, "Flurry"), back to China. The Pandahouse is open to public for the last weekend. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Visitors admire giant panda Hua Bao at the Pandahouse of Ähtäri Zoo in Ähtäri, Finland, on October 19, 2024. Faced by financial difficulties, Ähtäri Zoo has decided to return its two resident giant pandas, female Jin Baobao (Finnish name Lumi, "Snow") and male Hua Bao (Pyry, "Flurry"), back to China. The Pandahouse is open to public for the last weekend. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Visitors admire giant panda Hua Bao at the Pandahouse of Ähtäri Zoo in Ähtäri, Finland, on October 19, 2024. Faced by financial difficulties, Ähtäri Zoo has decided to return its two resident giant pandas, female Jin Baobao (Finnish name Lumi, "Snow") and male Hua Bao (Pyry, "Flurry"), back to China. The Pandahouse is open to public for the last weekend. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Visitors admire giant panda Hua Bao at the Pandahouse of Ähtäri Zoo in Ähtäri, Finland, on October 19, 2024. Faced by financial difficulties, Ähtäri Zoo has decided to return its two resident giant pandas, female Jin Baobao (Finnish name Lumi, "Snow") and male Hua Bao (Pyry, "Flurry"), back to China. The Pandahouse is open to public for the last weekend. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Giant panda Jin Baobao takes a rest at the Pandahouse of Ähtäri Zoo in Ähtäri, Finland, on October 19, 2024. Faced by financial difficulties, Ähtäri Zoo has decided to return its two resident giant pandas, female Jin Baobao (Finnish name Lumi, "Snow") and male Hua Bao (Pyry, "Flurry"), back to China. The Pandahouse is open to public for the last weekend. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Giant panda Hua Bao takes a rest at the Pandahouse of Ähtäri Zoo in Ähtäri, Finland, on October 19, 2024. Faced by financial difficulties, Ähtäri Zoo has decided to return its two resident giant pandas, female Jin Baobao (Finnish name Lumi, "Snow") and male Hua Bao (Pyry, "Flurry"), back to China. The Pandahouse is open to public for the last weekend. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

A visitor shows a picture of giant panda Jin Baobao at the Pandahouse of Ähtäri Zoo in Ähtäri, Finland, on October 19, 2024. Faced by financial difficulties, Ähtäri Zoo has decided to return its two resident giant pandas, female Jin Baobao (Finnish name Lumi, "Snow") and male Hua Bao (Pyry, "Flurry"), back to China. The Pandahouse is open to public for the last weekend. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

A visitor shows a picture of giant panda Jin Baobao at the Pandahouse of Ähtäri Zoo in Ähtäri, Finland, on October 19, 2024. Faced by financial difficulties, Ähtäri Zoo has decided to return its two resident giant pandas, female Jin Baobao (Finnish name Lumi, "Snow") and male Hua Bao (Pyry, "Flurry"), back to China. The Pandahouse is open to public for the last weekend. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

The picture shows the Pandahouse of Ähtäri Zoo in Ähtäri, Finland, on October 19, 2024. Faced by financial difficulties, Ähtäri Zoo has decided to return its two resident giant pandas, female Jin Baobao (Finnish name Lumi, "Snow") and male Hua Bao (Pyry, "Flurry"), back to China. The Pandahouse is open to public for the last weekend. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Giant panda Jin Baobao takes a rest at the Pandahouse of Ähtäri Zoo in Ähtäri, Finland, on October 19, 2024. Faced by financial difficulties, Ähtäri Zoo has decided to return its two resident giant pandas, female Jin Baobao (Finnish name Lumi, "Snow") and male Hua Bao (Pyry, "Flurry"), back to China. The Pandahouse is open to public for the last weekend. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Visitors admire giant panda Hua Bao at the Pandahouse of Ähtäri Zoo in Ähtäri, Finland, on October 19, 2024. Faced by financial difficulties, Ähtäri Zoo has decided to return its two resident giant pandas, female Jin Baobao (Finnish name Lumi, "Snow") and male Hua Bao (Pyry, "Flurry"), back to China. The Pandahouse is open to public for the last weekend. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

A visitor looks at the resting giant panda Jin Baobao at the Pandahouse of Ähtäri Zoo in Ähtäri, Finland, on October 19, 2024. Faced by financial difficulties, Ähtäri Zoo has decided to return its two resident giant pandas, female Jin Baobao (Finnish name Lumi, "Snow") and male Hua Bao (Pyry, "Flurry"), back to China. The Pandahouse is open to public for the last weekend. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

The picture shows the Pandahouse of Ähtäri Zoo in Ähtäri, Finland, on October 19, 2024. Faced by financial difficulties, Ähtäri Zoo has decided to return its two resident giant pandas, female Jin Baobao (Finnish name Lumi, "Snow") and male Hua Bao (Pyry, "Flurry"), back to China. The Pandahouse is open to public for the last weekend. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Giant Pandas at the Ähtäri Zoo

Giant panda Hua Bao takes a rest at the Pandahouse of Ähtäri Zoo in Ähtäri, Finland, on October 19, 2024. Faced by financial difficulties, Ähtäri Zoo has decided to return its two resident giant pandas, female Jin Baobao (Finnish name Lumi, "Snow") and male Hua Bao (Pyry, "Flurry"), back to China. The Pandahouse is open to public for the last weekend. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

US: Level 2 Evacuations Issued As Upper Cemetery Fire Sparks In Spokane

The Upper Cemetery Fire, previously called the Hills Fire, sparked near Greenwood Memorial Terrace in the Spokane Palisades Park area on Friday, July 26. The fire burned 90 acres, threatening more than 500 structures within hours, and level 2 evacuations were in place.