Millions of Quake Victims Face Freezing Temperatures as Snow Is Forecast

Millions of Quake Victims Face Freezing Temperatures as Snow Is Forecast
 
By Patrick Harrington - Mar 15, 2011
Bloomberg.Com

Rain and snow are forecast for areas of northern Japan ravaged by a record earthquake on March 11 as rescue workers struggle to reach thousands of people and others huddle in emergency shelters.

In tsunami-ravaged Miyagi prefecture, where officials say the death toll may reach 10,000, there is a 70 percent chance of rain this evening in the capital of Sendai, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The precipitation is expected to turn to snow tomorrow morning as the temperature drops to 1 degree Celsius (33.8 degrees Farenheit) and below freezing in other areas.


In Fukushima prefecture, where workers are battling to avoid a nuclear meltdown, the forecast was also for afternoon rain turning to snow with the temperature dropping tomorrow to a low of minus 3 degrees Celsius in some areas.

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