Huge traffic jam strands hundreds after heavy snowfall in Japan
Rescuers may take until Saturday morning to free all the stranded vehicles, the company that manages the highway said.
FULL ARTICLE HEREHundreds of cars and trucks were trapped on highways on Friday after heavy snowfall brought chaos to northwest Japan.
More than 2,000 vehicles were stuck at the peak of the snowfall on Thursday, according to Nexco East, the company that manages the area's highways. By 3 p.m. (1 a.m. ET) Friday, that number had fallen to at least 670.