Snow avalanche leaves dozens stranded at popular Japanese hot-spring resort
At least 160 people were staying at 2 hotels in northeastern Fukushima province, according to reports
ISTANBUL
At least 160 people were stranded in northeastern Japan after a snow avalanche blocked roads leading to a popular hot-spring resort, officials said Monday.
The stranded people were staying at two hotels in Fukushima province, Tokyo-based Kyodo News reported.
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No one was trapped under snow, according to the report.
While authorities had cleared pre-dawn landslides that hit roads in the Tsuchiyu Onsen district, fresh landslides again blocked the roads.
Many parts of Japan have received record snowfall since early this month, disrupting daily life.
