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Japan:Tornado:2006/11/07
Duration2006/11/07 A tornado ripped through a northern Japanese town on Tuesday, killing at least nine people and injuring 25 more, officials said.
Country or DistrictJapan
NameTornado

Headline(Source, Date)
Personal Injury Material Damage Others
FDMA Disaster Information (November 8, 2006)
Death 9
Injured sereously 6
Injured 20
 Houses totally distroyed 15
Houses partially destroyed 22

FDMA Disaster Information (November 11, 2006)
Death 9
Injured sereously 5
Injured 14



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Report/Articles
  • FDMA Disaster Information (November 8, 2006)
    Damage of the tornado in Saroma Cho, northen Japan (5th report). (PDF file, Japanese only)
  • BBC NEWS 2006/11/7
    At least nine people have been killed and more than 15 injured when a tornado swept through a town in northern Japan.
  • FDMA Disaster Information (November 11, 2006)
    Damage of the tornado in Saroma Cho, northen Japan (Second report). (PDF file, Japanese only)
  • CNN.com 2006/11/07
    Local television showed a scene of devastation, with a wide swath of collapsed buildings, badly damaged cars and utility poles strewn across streets. Many of the victims were construction workers building a tunnel near the town, officials said.　Tornados are relatively rare in Japan.
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