Massive Snowstorm Hits Japan, Trapping More Than 1,000 Cars On A Highway
"As time went by, the cars got buried," said a driver. "I was really scared." Japan's Self-Defense Forces distributed food, blankets and fuel to the stranded, and worked with shovels to free vehicles.
It started with a large vehicle that got stuck in the deepening snow. That minor incident grew into a monster snow-covered traffic jam, as more than 1,000 cars became that runs between Tokyo and the city of Niigata,
