According to a report on Friday, more than 1,000 drivers in Japan were forced to spend the night trapped in a hellish 9-mile-long traffic jam caused by a snowstorm, according to a report on Friday.
The commuter nightmare on the Kanetsu Highway, which connects Tokyo with Niigata Prefecture, lasted more than 40 hours in some sections, stopping motorists without food or water, CNN reported.
Terrible traffic began when a car was buried in the snow during a snowstorm Wednesday night, which halted traffic, the dam reported, citing the company that operates the road, the Nippon Expressway Company. .
The number of tortured drivers who traveled then peaked Thursday night, stretching about 9.3 miles as emergency officers handed out bread, rice balls and bottled water.
As of Friday, lanes leaving Tokyo were cleared, but at least 1,000 motorists heading into the city were still trapped in the snowy mess, the dam reported.
Meanwhile, New York City had its own snowstorm this week, with winter storm Gail pouring almost a foot of snow into the big apple Wednesday night.