INQUIRER.net: Snow kills 8 in Japan, including family in car

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Snow kills 8 in Japan, including family in car Mar 4th 2013, 03:25 TOKYO – Heavy snow that fell on the main northern Japanese island of Hokkaido over the weekend has killed eight people, including a family whose car got buried.   Kyodo news service said Kazuyo Miyashita and her three children died at a hospital Saturday night of carbon-monoxide poisoning after their vehicle got buried in the snow. Her daughters were 17 and 14, and her son was 11.   Separately, 23-year-old Haruna Kitagawa froze to death after leaving her car, stuck in the snow.   Kyodo said a 53-year-old man died Sunday after getting buried in the snow, although his 9-year-old daughter found with him was recovering.   Two other men were f... Keep on reading: Snow kills 8 in Japan, including family in car Media files: hokkaido.jpg (image/jpeg)

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