A pedestrian struggles in a snowstorm in Tottori, western Japan, on Friday. (Kyodo News photo)TOTTORI, JAPAN - Heavy snowfall continued in a wide area along the Sea of Japan coast Saturday, contributing to the death of a man and stranding around 30 passengers on a train overnight. A cold front swept the Japanese archipelago with the weather agency forecasting continued heavy snow through Sunday, especially in areas along the coast in northeastern and western Japan. Authorities warned people to be wary of black ice on roads and snow accumulations falling from electric wires and trees. The city of Tottori recorded an 83-centimetre snowpack on Saturday morning, over nine times more than average, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.

Source: Bangkok Post February 11, 2017 05:15 UTC