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Deaths in Japan and Taiwan as record cold snap hits east Asia
China
At least 95 people die as record-low temperatures in region bring snow and ice cause flight cancellations and leave thousands stranded.
Snow, sleet and icy winds across east Asia have caused deaths, flight cancellations and chaos as the region struggles with record-low temperatures due to an Arctic cold snap that brought snow to several tropical areas for the first time in many people’s lifetimes.
The cold was caused by a polar vortex, a large cyclone that pushed south from Siberia and unusual meteorological occurrence for east Asia