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Japan:Snowstorm:2012/12/27

Duration2012/12/27 Heavy snowfall in eastern Japan has brought disruption to transport and killed more than 15 people.
Country or DistrictJapan
NameSnowstorm

Headline(Source, Date)
Personal Injury Material Damage Others
Cabinet Office 2013/04/08
Killed: 101
Injured: 1,516

Totally collapsed buildings: 2
Half collapsed buildings: 4
Partially collapsed buildings: 117
Inundation above floor level: 2
Inundation below floor level: 23
Uninhabitable houses: 420



Cabinet Office 2013/03/18
Killed: 97
Injured: 1,469

Totally collapsed buildings: 2
Half collapsed buildings: 4
Partially collapsed buildings: 80
Inundation above floor level: 2
Inundation below floor level: 23
Uninhabitable houses: 357



Cabinet Office 2013/03/06
Killed: 93
Injured: 1,375

Totally collapsed buildings: 1
Half collapsed buildings: 1
Partially collapsed buildings: 58
Inundation above floor level: 1
Inundation below floor level: 21
Uninhabitable houses: 220



Cabinet Office 2013/03/04
Killed: 89
Injured: 1,316

Totally collapsed buildings: 1
Half collapsed buildings: 1
Partially collapsed buildings: 49
Inundation above floor level: 1
Inundation below floor level: 21
Uninhabitable houses: 189



Cabinet Office 2013/02/27
Killed: 71
Injured: 1,217

Totally collapsed buildings: 1
Partially collapsed buildings: 41
Inundation above floor level: 1
Inundation below floor level: 20
Uninhabitable houses: 152



Cabinet Office 2013/02/14
Killed: 64
Injured: 1,104

Totally collapsed buildings: 1
Partially collapsed buildings: 24
Inundation above floor level: 1
Inundation below floor level: 20
Uninhabitable houses: 91



Cabinet Office 2013/02/04
Killed: 58
Injured: 937

Totally collapsed buildings: 1
Partially collapsed buildings: 15
Inundation above floor level: 1
Inundation below floor level: 17
Uninhabitable houses: 72



Cabinet Office 2013/01/30
Killed: 51
Injured: 776

Totally collapsed buildings: 1
Partially collapsed buildings: 12
Inundation above floor level: 1
Inundation below floor level: 11
Uninhabitable houses: 50



Cabinet Office 2013/01/21
Killed: 37
Injured: 625

Partially collapsed buildings: 11
Inundation below floor level: 6
Uninhabitable houses: 157



Cabinet Office 2013/01/17
Killed: 32
Injured: 567

Partially collapsed buildings: 11
Inundation below floor level: 4
Uninhabitable houses: 155



Cabinet Office 2013/01/10
Killed: 27
Injured: 300

Partially collapsed buildings: 7
Inundation below floor level: 3
Uninhabitable houses: 149



Cabinet Office 2013/01/04
Killed: 17
Injured: 184

Partially collapsed buildings: 3
Inundation below floor level: 1
Uninhabitable houses: 2



Cabinet Office 2012/12/27
Killed: 15
Injured: 148

Partially collapsed buildings: 3
Inundation below floor level: 1
Uninhabitable houses: 2



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