Snow buries Russia’s Far East, transport hit in China and Japan
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Russia's Far East was buried under several feet of snow by its heaviest snowfall in 60 years as a winter blast swept across Asia, dusting Shanghai white and grounding flights in Japan's northwest. The cold snap disrupted transport across the region, closing roads in China, stranding air travelers in Japan and leaving parts of Russia’s Far East paralyzed.
Breakdown
- Russia's Far East saw its heaviest snowfall in 60 years
- Kamchatka Peninsula snowdrifts buried cars and blocked entrances 11s
- Cold air wave brought rare snow to Shanghai, China 1m 5s
- Japanese airlines canceled nearly 100 flights due to snow 1m 53s
- Experts link unstable jet stream and climate change to extreme weather 1m 29s