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Japan: Tornado: 2013/09/02 Country Information on DRR

Period 2013/09/02
Country or District Japan
Event Type Tornado
Outline Tornados hit cities of Saitama and Chiba prefectures, Japan on Monday (2 September) afternoon, injuring dozens of people and damaging buildings, local police said.
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact Others
Fire and Disaster Management Agency 2013/09/13
Serious injury: 7
Minor injury: 60
Totally collapsed houses: 13
Halfly collapsed houses: 37
Partially collapsed houses: 1,468
Fire and Disaster Management Agency 2013/09/10
Serious injury: 7
Minor injury: 60
Totally collapsed houses: 14
Halfly collapsed houses & Partically collapsed houses: 1,324
Fire and Disaster Management Agency 2013/09/04
Serious injury: 7
Minor injury: 57
Totally collapsed houses: 21
Halfly collapsed houses & Partically collapsed houses: 1,134
Fire and Disaster Management Agency 2013/09/03
Serious injury: 7
Minor injury: 57
Totally collapsed houses: 16
Halfly collapsed houses: 82
Partically collapsed houses: 510
Fire and Disaster Management Agency 2013/09/03
Serious injury: 2
Minor injury: 35
Totally collapsed houses: 15
Halfly collapsed houses: 82
Partically collapsed houses: 450

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Report/Articles

Fire and Disaster Management Agency 2013/09/13
Report of Fire and Disaster Management Agency No.10 as of 17:30, 13 September 2013

Fire and Disaster Management Agency 2013/09/10
Report of Fire and Disaster Management Agency No.9 as of 10:30, 10 September 2013

Fire and Disaster Management Agency 2013/09/04
Report of Fire and Disaster Management Agency No.6 as of 15:00 4 September 2013

Fire and Disaster Management Agency 2013/09/03
Report of Fire and Disaster Management Agency No.5 as of 10:30 3 September 2013

The Mainichi Newspaper 2013/09/02
Around 27,000 households in Koshigaya and nearby Kasukabe lost power due to high winds and lightning, Tokyo Electric Power Co. said.

Fire and Disaster Management Agency 2013/09/03
Report of Fire and Disaster Management Agency No.4 as of 08:00, 3 September 2013