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Japan:Snowstorm:2012/01/27

Duration	2012/01/27	Heavy snowfall and avalanched have hit northern Japan for weeks, affecting transport networks. At least 55 people were killed.
Country or District	Japan
Name	Snowstorm

Headline(Source, Date)
Personal Injury	Material Damage	Others
Cabinet Office 2012/04/23
Killed: 132 Injured: 1,980	Totally collapsed buildings: 13 Halfly collapsed buildings: 8 Partially collapsed buildings: 493 Inundation above floor level: 3 Inundation below floor level: 55 Uninhabitable houses: 1,096
Cabinet Office 2012/03/29
Killed: 130 Injured: 1,907	Totally collapsed buildings: 13 Halfly collapsed buildings: 7 Partially collapsed buildings: 406 Inundation above floor level: 3 Inundation below floor level: 54 Uninhabitable houses: 843
Cabinet Office 2012/03/22
Killed: 125 Injured: 1,895	Totally collapsed buildings: 12 Halfly collapsed buildings: 7 Partially collapsed buildings: 373 Inundation above floor level: 3 Inundation below floor level: 54 Uninhabitable houses: 789
Cabinet Office 2012/03/12
Killed: 121 Injured: 1,811	Totally collapsed buildings: 8 Halfly collapsed buildings: 5 Partially collapsed buildings: 272 Inundation above floor level: 3 Inundation below floor level: 54 Uninhabitable houses: 674
Cabinet Office 2012/03/05
Killed: 118 Injured: 1,764	Totally collapsed buildings: 7 Halfly collapsed buildings: 6 Partially collapsed buildings: 217 Inundation above floor level: 3 Inundation below floor level: 54 Uninhabitable houses: 549
Cabinet Office 2012/03/01
Killed: 115 Injured: 1,753	Totally collapsed buildings: 7 Halfly collapsed buildings: 6 Partially collapsed buildings: 209 Inundation above floor level: 3 Inundation below floor level: 54 Uninhabitable houses: 533
Cabinet Office 2012/02/27
Killed: 111 Injured: 1,669	Totally collapsed buildings: 4 Halfly collapsed buildings: 4 Partially collapsed buildings: 141 Inundation above floor level: 3 Inundation below floor level: 54 Uninhabitable houses: 394
Cabinet Office 2012/02/23
Killed: 108 Injured: 1,618	Totally collapsed buildings: 3 Halfly collapsed buildings: 4 Partially collapsed buildings: 124 Inundation above floor level: 3 Inundation below floor level: 54 Uninhabitable houses: 364
Cabinet Office 2012/02/16
Killed: 103 Injured: 1,542	Totally collapsed buildings: 3 Halfly collapsed buildings: 5 Partially collapsed buildings: 99 Inundation above floor level: 2 Inundation below floor level: 53 Uninhabitable houses: 284
Cabinet Office 2012/02/13
Killed: 95 Injured: 1,458	Totally collapsed buildings: 3 Halfly collapsed buildings: 6 Partially collapsed buildings: 77 Inundation above floor level: 1 Inundation below floor level: 53 Uninhabitable houses: 233
Cabinet Office 2012/02/09
Killed: 83 Injured: 1,184	Totally collapsed buildings: 2 Halfly collapsed buildings: 6 Partially collapsed buildings: 40 Inundation above floor level: 1 Inundation below floor level: 32 Uninhabitable houses: 124
Cabinet Office 2012/02/08
Killed: 74 Injured: 1,098	Totally collapsed buildings: 2 Halfly collapsed buildings: 6 Partially collapsed buildings: 27 Inundation below floor level: 32 Uninhabitable houses: 98
Cabinet Office 2012/02/06
Killed: 70 Injured: 1,082	Totally collapsed buildings: 2 Halfly collapsed buildings: 6 Partially collapsed buildings: 20 Inundation below floor level: 31 Uninhabitable houses: 79
Fire and Disaster Management Agency 2012/01/27
Killed: 46 Injured: 693	Halfly collapsed buildings: 1 Partially collapsed buildings: 11 Inundation below floor level: 13 Uninhabitable houses: 23

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Report/Articles Cabinet Office 2012/04/23 Report of Cabinet Office No.21 as of 19:30, 23 April 2012 Cabinet Office 2012/03/29 Report of Cabinet Office No.20 as of 21:00, 29 March 2012 Cabinet Office 2012/03/22 Report of Cabinet Office No.18 as of 18:30, 22 March 2012 Cabinet Office 2012/03/12 Report of Cabinet Office No.15 as of 19:00, 15 March 2012 Cabinet Office 2012/03/05 Report of Cabinet Office No.13 as of 19:00, 5 March 2012 Cabinet Office 2012/03/01 Report of Cabinet Office No.12 as of 19:00, 1 March 2012 Cabinet Office 2012/02/27 Report of Cabinet Office No.11 as of 19:00, 23 February 2012 Cabinet Office 2012/02/23 Report of Cabinet Office No.9 as of 18:30, 23 February 2012 Cabinet Office 2012/02/16 Report of Cabinet Office No.6 as of 18:30, 16 February 2012 Cabinet Office 2012/02/13 Report of Cabinet Office No.5 as of 18:30, 13 February 2012 Cabinet Office 2012/02/09 Report of Cabinet Office No.4 as of 18:30, 9 February 2012 Cabinet Office 2012/02/08 Report of Cabinet Office No.3 as of 13:30, 8 February 2012 Cabinet Office 2012/02/06 Report of Cabinet Office No.2 as of 20:30, 6 February 2012 AFP 2012/02/02 Death toll climbs to 55 as heavy snow grips Japan. Fire and Disaster Management Agency 2012/01/27 Report of Fire and Disaster Management Agency on damage by snow from November 2011 to 27 January 2012 as of 18:00 27 January 2012 (Preliminary)

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