In addition to its usual earthquakes, tsunami, eruptions, storms, floods and fallout, Japan has also suffered an unusually damaging tornado, devastating the city of Tsukuba.
The tornado struck the city of Tsukuba in Ibaraki prefecture, resulting in the death of a 14-year-old boy and injuring at least 40 residents.
The tornado also damaged or destroyed some 780 buildings, along with countless vehicles, as well as leaving large parts of the prefecture without power.
The Japan Meterological Agency has recorded an average of 13 tornadoes a year in Japan over the last few decades (compared to 1,000 a year in the US), but their size and intensity is usually only a fraction of those seen in North America, and they rarely strike cities.
The event was well photographed:
*looks at article* oh, so that is where my tornado in a can went. whoops.
I hope they all land on their feet!
And that is why you shouldn’t never piss off your humble tengu reporter, the pure and honest Aya Shameimaru. AKA The Wind God Girl.
Yes that was awful and completly inapropriate. But after Tenshi and Utsuho jokes after the last disaster I just had to do it.
Too bad the tornado didn’t get Tokyo’s Governor Ishihara.
damn you tornado sushi are scattered everywhere!!