Heavy snow on Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido.
An unusually powerful storm hit the city of Iwamizawa on Monday, leaving behind mounds of snow nearly two metres deep.
Scientists say they can’t confirm exactly how much snow fell because their measuring instruments were damaged in the blizzard.
But the island’s meteorological agency said this is the most snow Iwamizawa has been hit with since records began in 1946.
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