A huge snowstorm has struck a highway in north Japan, causing a 130-car pile-up, killing one person and injuring 10.
The storm blanketed a stretch of the Tohoku Expressway in Miyagi prefecture at around noon (03:00 GMT) on Tuesday.
Some 200 people have been caught up in the pile-up and rescuers are currently at the scene, officials said.
Japan has been hit by severe snow storms in recent weeks with some parts of the country seeing double the average expected snowfall.
Authorities had already enforced a 50km (31mile) speed limit on the road due to visibility.
There was a maximum wind speed of about 100km/h (62mph) at the time of the incident, local weather officials said.
Those who were involved have been given drinking water and food, and have been provided with blankets to keep warm, NHK News reports (in Japanese).
The snow has affected some of Japan's high-speed railway network, with a number of train services in the Tohoku region cancelled.