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Lydia Leftcoast

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5. It would be pretty hard for everyone to evacuate Kyushu itself,

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Sat Jul 14, 2012, 11:13 AM

Jul 2012

since it's a large island with millions of people on it, but I can see how they would be asked to evacuate homes that were prone to flooding or landslides.

I've been to Aso. It's in a mountainous area on the way to a volcano, so that makes it vulnerable to landslides.

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Japanese ordered to evacuate flood-hit Island [View all] Rhiannon12866 Jul 2012 OP

Sure hope that doesn't happen to Fukushima Maynar Jul 2012 #1

The same kind of thing won't happen in Fukushima Art_from_Ark Jul 2012 #2

Kinda good news Maynar Jul 2012 #3

not to worry tru Jul 2012 #4

It would be pretty hard for everyone to evacuate Kyushu itself, Lydia Leftcoast Jul 2012 #5

damn- Japan just can't catch a break from Mother nature Marrah_G Jul 2012 #6

This is nothing new for certain areas of Japan. Been that way for centuries. PavePusher Jul 2012 #7

Increased flood risk is linked to global warming. limpyhobbler Jul 2012 #8

"Risk" does not always equal "reality". PavePusher Jul 2012 #9

Sure it does, over time limpyhobbler Jul 2012 #11

OMG, what a lovely area. Moving almost a quarter million people out of the way of the flood? I know freshwest Jul 2012 #10

I know, it's incredibly sad. Rhiannon12866 Jul 2012 #12