South Korea, Japan grapple with heavy snow chaos, delays

Heavy snow causes havoc in Japan as cold snap sweeps through Asia

Heavy snow blanketed wide swathes of Japan on Wednesday, snarling traffic, forcing hundreds of flight cancellations, disrupting train travel and leaving at least one person dead.

One dead as heavy snow and record cold hit Japan

Tourists revelled in wintry scenes across Japan on Wednesday, as much of the country was blanketed by snow in a cold snap that has killed at least one person and disrupted travel. “These temperatures are some of the coldest we’ve seen in a decade,” Japan Meteorological Agency official Takafumi Umeda told AFP. Record lows were logged in several locations, including one area of southern Kumamoto, where the mercury hit -9 degrees Celsius (16 degree…

At least 3 dead as heavy snow and record cold hit Japan

Tourists reveled in wintry scenes across Japan on Wednesday, as much of the country was blanketed by snow in a cold snap that has killed at least three people and disrupted travel. "These temperatures are some of the coldest we've seen in a decade," Japan Meteorological Agency official Takafumi Umeda…

SKorea, Japan grapple with heavy snow chaos, delays

SEOUL: Thousands of travelers swarmed a small airport in South Korea's Jeju island on Wednesday in a scramble to get on flights following delays by snowstorms as frigid winter weather gripped East Asia for the second straight day.Officials at South Korea's Ministry of the Interior and Safety didn't immediately report any major damage or injury from subzero temperatures and icy conditions that have affected most of the country since Tuesday.But a…

Heavy snow causes chaos in Japan and South Korea as cold snap sweeps through Asia

Frigid winter weather gripped East Asia for the second straight day on Wednesday, causing several deaths and multiple injuries in Japan and a scramble for flights out of South Korea’s resort island of Jeju following delays by snowstorms.

South Korea, Japan grapple with heavy snow, travel chaos

Frigid winter weather gripped East Asia for the second straight day on Wednesday, causing several deaths and multiple injuries in Japan and a scramble for flights out of South Korea's resort island of Jeju following delays by snowstorms.