A sudden hurricane and hailstorm Tokyo, "Apr. 5. did tremendous damage early. this morning at the Tachiaral military ion. station, The storm broke suddenly at 1.45 am, and struck the station. with such fury that 21 aeroplanes were completely destroyed and. several score partly destroyed:
In the town of Tachiarai 30 houses! were blown down. and. 40. oth damaged, Four people were killed and 12 injured.
The loss at the aviation station alone is estimated at a million yen.
Later reports from Tachiaral state that the damage is believed to be not so extensive as was first mated this morning "at the Seven aeroplanes have been found to be damaged absolutely Beyond repair but. there is large number very seriously damage However it them can be repaired, hurricane was local in acter, sweeping along a path only about 30 metres wide. It vaged for nearly an. hour and Jevelled all the "hangars at the! Aerodrome, In addition aero. work shops were wrecked, 38 houses laid flat and 35 others badly damaged.
The people killed were all women and children who. were crushed death by falling debris when their homes fell about them, The local military and civil organizations are assisting in the work of rescue and relief—Reuter, 6 today sti ted that, the tornado which swept the Asakura district in Fukuoka Prefecture yesterday damaged the Pachiaras Aerodrome in the amount.
Yen 1,000,000, 'Three of four aviation sheds at the aerodrome were destroyed. Seven aeroplanes were ruined. A requir shop vas, all tom down brought' death' to four persons, adjacent 8 the toma
Nine others were seriously injured, At Jeast 23 houses have been destroyed.
Relief activity is being carried out by military units and several corps of volunteers. The path of the hurricane was narrow, Tt struck swiftly and without warning and lett a trail of destruction in'its wake—United Press,
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