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WHY OH WHY is this practically invisible in American so-called "NEWS" outlets?
Cause-- other things are better click bait...like trump and.....yes..the boys in Thailand...
I have friends in Kyoto and Okayama-- fortunately, all of them and their families are safe....
Japan floods: At least 100 dead after heavy rain and landslides
By Jessie Yeung, Yoko Wakatsuki and Junko Ogura, CNN
Updated 12:52 PM ET, Mon July 9, 2018
(CNN)The rain may have stopped in Japan, but the country is facing a long recovery process after floods and landslides killed at least 90 people in the southwest.
An additional 13 people have since died from cardiac arrests, raising the total death toll to 103, according to Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga.
With emergency rain warnings lifted, the country is now turning its focus to search and rescue efforts. Police, fire departments and the military are scouring affected areas for the dozens of people still missing or unaccounted for.
Rains began late last week and intensified over the weekend. Rivers overflowed, landslides crushed buildings, and cars were swept away by floodwater.
"The record rainfalls in various parts of the country have caused rivers to burst their banks, and triggered large scale floods and landslides in several areas," Cabinet Secretary Suga said Sunday.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/09/asia/japan-floods-intl/index.html
applegrove
(118,778 posts)my brother was fine. He told me his partner and her family are safe too. So before i knew of the tragic events i knew he was safe. Facebook security checks are a great thing.
pangaia
(24,324 posts)With pics, then another friend in Okayama.
I called them and a few others ---all are well, but the destruction, especially around Okayama is devastating.. Kyoto, not so much.
applegrove
(118,778 posts)Osaka but on the third floor of a concrete building. Must be hard to have lots of people there you don't know about. Vibes to you and your peeps in Japan.
pangaia
(24,324 posts)as it has been. That is one thing that makes it such a beautiful place..
Only the railway station is modern.. AND IS IT EVER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for your thoughts...
here is a little video-- not Kyoto, of course...
applegrove
(118,778 posts)malaise
(269,157 posts)A stone
pangaia
(24,324 posts)Thanks, Malaise...