In Photos: Fukui Pref. inundated by blizzard, SDF dispatched to clear snow

Vehicles are seen stranded in the snow piled up along National Route 8 from a Mainichi Shimbun helicopter in Awara, Fukui Prefecture, on Feb. 7, 2018. (Mainichi)

Self-Defense Force personnel are seen working to remove snow to free stranded vehicles along National Route 8 from a Mainichi Shimbun helicopter in Awara, Fukui Prefecture, on Feb. 7, 2018. (Mainichi)

A Mainichi Shimbun helicopter captures continued efforts to dig out vehicles trapped by heavy snow on National Route 8 in Awara, Fukui Prefecture, on Feb. 7, 2018. (Mainichi)

Snow floating in the Kuzuryu River is seen from a Mainichi Shimbun helicopter in Sakai, Fukui Prefecture, on Feb. 7, 2018. (Mainichi)

Self-Defense Force personnel are seen working to remove snow to free stranded vehicles along National Route 8 from a Mainichi Shimbun helicopter in Awara, Fukui Prefecture, on Feb. 7, 2018. (Mainichi)

A residential area covered in snow is seen from a Mainichi Shimbun helicopter in Awara, Fukui Prefecture, on Feb. 7, 2018. (Mainichi)