Heavy snow continues to bombard Fukui and neighboring Ishikawa Prefecture in central Japan for the third day after havoc began Feb. 6, which left two people dead and left around 1,500 vehicles stranded on a main road at one point.The line stretched for about 10 kilometers on Route 8 in Fukui Prefecture. About 900 Ground Self-Defense Force personnel were mobilized to remove snow, but many people were stuck for two nights in a row in their car.As of 4 a.m. on Feb. 8, about 320 vehicles remain stranded and the GSDF will bring in heavy equipment to help speed up the work.As Route 8 was swamped …READ FULL ARTICLE
