Tornado hits Ibaraki, Tochigi

Tornado hits Ibaraki, Tochigi

TOKYO, Japan - A pine tree, knocked down by an apparent tornado, blocks a road in Mashiko, Tochigi Prefecture, on May 6, 2012. A teenage boy died, around 40 people were injured and up to 250 houses were damaged after an apparent tornado hit Ibaraki and Tochigi prefectures, north of Tokyo, local police and firefighters said.

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