Snow-Related Accidents Kill Five More People
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From Times Wire Reports
Five people died in snow-related accidents in Japan in one day, taking the death toll from a recent record snowfall to 90 -- the highest in more than 20 years, media said.
Warnings of avalanches, flooding and landslides remained in place in parts of the country. Some areas have been buried under snow as deep as 13 feet.
About 80% of those who have died in the largely rural areas were older than 60, the government said. Many have fallen to their deaths while clearing snow from roofs.
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