On 3 December in the afternoon around 3 pm, a small tornado hit a part of Niigata city. It was really a windy afternoon and very cold. Fr. Fernando, a parish administrator of Hanazono Parish, was staying in his room in Toyano Church, an out-station of Hanazono, when a part of roof of Toyano Church was ripped off violently with great noise. Thank God that he was not hurt but a half of the front roof of the Church building was completely damaged and inside the building, especially the second floor, was soaked with strong rain. Nearby High School building was also damaged and several students were injured by broken windows. According to the local meteorological observatory, the area was hit by a small tornado. Recently we hear a lot of incidents of tornado in Japan. Until few years ago, we thought that tornado has nothing to do with Japan. Is this because of climate change we are talking about?
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