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63 injured as tornado rips through area of Japan

A TORNADO tore through parts of eastern Japan yesterday, injuring several dozen people, tearing off roofs and uprooting buildings.

Footage of Koshigaya city, north of Tokyo, from public broadcaster NHK showed a number of homes destroyed, upturned cars, and schools with shattered windows.

A warehouse had been lifted from its foundations and hurled into other buildings.

A total of 63 people were injured and about 110 houses were totally destroyed or partly damaged in Koshigaya and surrounding areas, a spokesman for the Saitama regional police said.

One of the injured sustained a fractured skull.

Roof tiles were scattered all over the streets, with locals outside inspecting their battered homes and emergency vehicles at the scene.

Residents were being prevented from re-entering their houses for fear of collapse.

“We are preparing evacuation shelters, while also readying emergency supplies,” said an official at the city’s fire department.

About 33,000 households were without electricity.




 

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