TOKYO: Japan’s military mobilized on Tuesday to help dig out more than 200 vehicles stuck in heavy snow, officials said. Western Japan’s Tottori prefecture has seen heavy snowfall since Monday night with a record one meter (3.3 feet) accumulating in one town. But after troops arrived to help clear snow the number of affected vehicles was reduced to about 100, the prefecture said. Japanese media said that at one point more than 300 vehicles had been stuck, though there were no reports of any injuries. The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued a warning for heavy snowfall in the region through Tuesday evening.

Source: Manila Times January 24, 2017 08:20 UTC