Heavy snowfalls in northern Japan have killed 35 people.

As a result of heavy snowfalls that hit northern Japan, 35 people were killed. This was reported on February 4 by the Associated Press (AP).

"Most of the 35 deaths and hundreds of injuries reported across Japan were caused by falls of people trying to clear snow from their homes," the publication said.

According to the agency, 12 deaths were reported in Niigata Prefecture, a rice-growing region in northern Japan, and among the dead was a man in his late 50s who was found unconscious on the roof of his home in the city of Uonuma.

In addition, another man in his 70s died after falling from the roof of his house.

Snow storm hits the United States: several dead and millions of homes without power

Massive flight cancellations and power outages affected dozens of states

On January 30, AP reported that the number of victims of a powerful snowstorm that hit the United States reached 85 people. According to the agency, about half of the deaths were recorded in Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana, where tens of thousands of homes are still without electricity due to icy conditions and low temperatures. In addition, in Tennessee, social workers, along with police and firefighters, conducted checks on residents who had not been reported for several days.

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