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An intense, tornado-warned storm of unprecedented scale swept through the Houston metropolitan area on Thursday, May 16. The storm blew out windows of high-rise buildings downtown, leaving a trail of significant damage and hundreds of thousands of people without power. This video shows debris from the windows of high-rise buildings in downtown being blown away by strong winds.

'Kitakanto' mascot characters win Japan dance contest

'Kitakanto' mascot characters win Japan dance contest

TOKYO, Japan - A team of four mascot characters from the northern Kanto region in eastern Japan -- (from L) Kapal from Saitama Prefecture, Gunma-chan of Gunma Prefecture, Hustle Komon of Ibaraki Prefecture and Fukkachan from Saitama Prefecture -- are seen on stage at the six-team Japanese mascot character dancing competition held on Aug. 9, 2014, in Tokyo. They won the contest.

'Kitakanto' mascot characters win Japan dance contest

'Kitakanto' mascot characters win Japan dance contest

TOKYO, Japan - A team of four mascot characters from the northern Kanto region in eastern Japan -- (from L) Kapal from Saitama Prefecture, Gunma-chan of Gunma Prefecture, Hustle Komon of Ibaraki Prefecture and Fukkachan from Saitama Prefecture -- are seen on stage at the six-team Japanese mascot character dancing competition held on Aug. 9, 2014, in Tokyo. They won the contest. (Kyodo)