Japan floods: At least 100 dead after record rainfall. Published 10 July 2018. Published. posted October 14, 2020 at 09:30 am by AFP and Shingo Ito. ... Japan’s anti-flood systems are considered world-class, with the country having learnt bitter lessons from several major disasters after World War II. It has been called Japan's underground "Parthenon", a cavernous complex charged with protecting Tokyo and surrounding areas from catastrophic flooding -- a risk experts warn is growing as climate change advances. October 11, 2020 Order Reprints ... And in western Japan's Osaka, a flood facility similar to the Kasukabe reservoir is being built at a cost of 366 billion yen ($3.5 billion). Top Stories. At least 12 people lost their lives after heavy rain and flooding hit Dar es Salaam, Tanzania overnight Tuesday to Wednesday, October 13 to 14, 2020. By. Japan floods: 155 killed after torrential rain and landslides. Agence France-Presse October 16,2020 ... Japan’s anti-flood systems are considered world-class, with the country having learnt bitter lessons from several major disasters after World War II. National Oct 8, 2020 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/20/business/demon-slayer-japan-movie.html Filed under floods , japan , mudslide , natural disasters , 7/6/20 Share this article: Kuma village community center where equipment provision is planned ©PBV; JPF member NGO Peace Boat Disaster Relief (PBV) has been implementing an assistance project mainly in Hitoyoshi City and Kuma Village, both in Kumamoto Prefecture, where there were damages from the torrential rain and subsequent flooding in July. ... Wednesday 18 October … Japan has spent billions on an underground system to control water around the ... How Tokyo is preparing for flooding beyond anything we've seen before. 29th October 2020 11:35. ... Japan suffers deadly floods and landslides from storm. 13 October … October 12, 2020. Floods and landslides triggered by Typhoon Hagibis leave at least nine people dead. The sharp increase was largely attributable to a rise in climate-related disasters, including extreme weather events like floods, drought and storms, the report said. Published 9 July 2018. The death toll from floods and landslides unleashed by torrential rains on Japan's southern island of Kyushu has risen to 20, with 14 people missing, according to public broadcaster NHK. The floods are Japan’s worst natural disaster since Typhoon Hagibis killed about 90 people in October. The deaths occurred in Ilala and Kinondoni Police Zones, Dar es Salaam Special Zone Police Commander Lazaro Mambosasa reported Thursday, October …