1,000 vehicles stuck in 16-km-long traffic jam after snow storm in Japan
More than 1,000 vehicles in Japan were stranded in a traffic jam that stretched up to 16 kilometres. The jam began after a car got stuck in deep snow in the middle of a highway, said NEXCO, Japan's highway operator. Self-Defense Force troops were delivering food, petrol and blankets, while fire service crews rescued some drivers, public broadcaster NHK said.