Japan hit flood
By LK2018
@Letranknight2015 (52079)
Philippines
October 13, 2019 9:31pm CST
I never knew that this country could experience such a devastating typhoon. It's not the first time they were hit by a typhoon, but having flood at this high?!
A few years back I watch a documentary about their flood control system. So, I really though it's impossible for them to experience flood. Sadly, they still experience casualties.
What even more fascinating is that there's no trace of trash what soever. Totally different in my country.
Have a nice day
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25 responses
@rsa101 (38166)
• Philippines
14 Oct 19
I think the typhoon they experienced was not the ordinary type of Typhoons they usually encounter. I think its more a super typhoon that they encountered that is why the devastation overwhelmed them too. It is like what Tacloban experienced way back in 2013.
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@rsa101 (38166)
• Philippines
14 Oct 19
@hereandthere True but that was too much rains and no strong winds.
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@Letranknight2015 (52079)
• Philippines
14 Oct 19
Hello @rsa101 Yeah Haiyan was really huge and it hit the visayas really hard.
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@Letranknight2015 (52079)
• Philippines
14 Oct 19
Hello @JudyEv Earthquake before this or after this typhoon? they can survive, they've been trained to.
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@JudyEv (341752)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Oct 19
@Letranknight2015 Tokyo had a 5.3 magnitude quake on Saturday.
@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
15 Oct 19
@Letranknight2015 During the typhoon! It didn't hurt anyone though, being pretty far out to sea. Japanese agency put it at 5.7 and 80 km deep. I felt it. Japan uses a slightly different calculation scale so the foreign agencies had it lower.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
14 Oct 19
i was surprised to see wooden houses just like here.
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@Letranknight2015 (52079)
• Philippines
14 Oct 19
Hello @hereandthere Some of those are old houses dated back hundreds of years.
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@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
15 Oct 19
@Letranknight2015 Most are only a hundred or less. The wooden houses tend to rot after a while because of mold and dampness. Those houses that collapsed are probably post-war (1945) or early 1900s. The good thing about wooden houses here is that they sway in an earthquake rather than collapse like a stone or unreinforced concrete would. Also they let in the breeze, which is important in the summer (like in your place).
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@Letranknight2015 (52079)
• Philippines
14 Oct 19
Hello @JustBhem Some of those buildings are dated back hundred or fiftry years so it's common if it get destroyed.
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@amitkokiladitya (171927)
• Agra, India
14 Oct 19
No one has full control over Nature. It has its own ways
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@Letranknight2015 (52079)
• Philippines
14 Oct 19
Hello @amitkokiladitya of course no has full control over nature, only changes the way we perceive things.
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@amitkokiladitya (171927)
• Agra, India
14 Oct 19
@Letranknight2015 yes...there are things that are still under the control of some supreme power.
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@Letranknight2015 (52079)
• Philippines
14 Oct 19
yeah, right same to you @yanzalong
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@Letranknight2015 (52079)
• Philippines
14 Oct 19
Hello @rebelann It's definitely a very clean country and they are very disciplined.
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
15 Oct 19
Oh no this is terrible for Japan.
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
15 Oct 19
@Letranknight2015 Yes I hope not too many people hurt
@Letranknight2015 (52079)
• Philippines
15 Oct 19
Hello @TiarasOceanView but at least they were prepared.
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@Letranknight2015 (52079)
• Philippines
15 Oct 19
Hello @DianneN it was so terrfying to see those damage structures.
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@Letranknight2015 (52079)
• Philippines
15 Oct 19
They are really disciplined and it's somehow we didn't inherit @thelme55
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@thelme55 (77168)
• Germany
15 Oct 19
@Letranknight2015 that is true. I wish we Filipinos are very disciplined people.
@Letranknight2015 (52079)
• Philippines
15 Oct 19
Hello @nela13 that storm was huge, truly devastating.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
14 Oct 19
So sorry to hear this. That is just terrible.
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@Letranknight2015 (52079)
• Philippines
14 Oct 19
Yes it is terrible it happened to them @Happy2BeMe
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@Letranknight2015 (52079)
• Philippines
15 Oct 19
Luckily, the storm didn't reach my country this time @CarolDM
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@Letranknight2015 (52079)
• Philippines
15 Oct 19
Hello @shaggin The flood was so terrible but I hope they recover.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
14 Oct 19
Its awful what has happened there I did not know of it all till yesterday.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
15 Oct 19
@Letranknight2015
They are very scary to watch and be in and all that goes with it.
I can only hope it does not happen again like that.
@Letranknight2015 (52079)
• Philippines
15 Oct 19
Hello @lovinangelsinstead21 I was watching this typhoon hitting japan and it was huge.
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@birjudanak (14320)
• India
14 Oct 19
Such a bad thing hpappened. I have seen some video as it's so scary as things are damaged so fast and easy. I hope things will be normal soon.
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@Letranknight2015 (52079)
• Philippines
15 Oct 19
Hello @birjudanak With their resilience and discipline, they can go back to normal in no time.
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@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
15 Oct 19
I'm safe in case anyone is interested. Tokyo was ok but I spent a lot of my day (we were told to shelter in place, nobody went out at all) translating the evacuation warnings for friends who don't speak Japanese. Several of my friends had to evacuate because of flooding.
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@Letranknight2015 (52079)
• Philippines
15 Oct 19
Hello @petatonicsca At least you got shelters there. I'm glad you are safe. But I couldn't believe they were houses that we drag into the flood. I hope your situation over there would go back to normal soon. There was someone else here who also lives in japan, haven't heard from her fro some time now. I'm happy that you're okay.
@Letranknight2015 (52079)
• Philippines
15 Oct 19
Hello @Twairimu I'm sure they're going to be fine.
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@Twairimu (23)
• Nairobi, Kenya
15 Oct 19
@Letranknight2015 are they,i think the need our help and prayers.
