Japan: Tornado: 2006/11/07
GLIDE: TO-2006-000160-JPN
| Period | 2006/11/07 |
|---|---|
| Country or District | Japan |
| Event Type | Tornado |
| Outline | A tornado ripped through a northern Japanese town on Tuesday, killing at least nine people and injuring 25 more, officials said. |
| Summary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Human Impact | Physical Impact | Others |
| FDMA Disaster Information (November 8, 2006) | ||
| Death 9 Injured sereously 6 Injured 20 |
Houses totally distroyed 15 Houses partially destroyed 22 |
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| FDMA Disaster Information (November 11, 2006) | ||
| Death 9 Injured sereously 5 Injured 14 |
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Related Links
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.