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Heavy snow adds to relief difficulties in quake-hit Noto
Snow began falling in Ishikawa Prefecture on Jan. 7, a development expected to further hamper efforts to find survivors and deliver relief goods nearly a week after the powerful earthquake in the Noto Peninsula. The Kanazawa Local Meteorological Office said heavy snowfall was likely through the morning of Jan. 8 and warned residents to take precautions. The prefectural government said some roads, including National Route 249, may be closed to traffic Jan. 7-8, depending on snowfall. In Wajima, one of the hardest-hit municipalities from the New Year’s Day earthquake, some residents braved the falling snow to remove ... (full story)