Tornado hits Hokkaido towns

Tornado hits Hokkaido towns

HOKURYU, Japan - Utility polls lie damaged by a tornado that hit the town of Hokuryu in northwestern Hokkaido on June 29. The tornado left three people injured, causing temporary power outages to about 1,000 households in the town and neighboring areas.

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