1.3 million told to evacuate as Typhoon Roke nears Japan
Published Tuesday, Sep. 20, 2011 6:22AM
More than 1 million in central Japan had to leave Tuesday as a powerful typhoon was near, triggering floods that left two people missing. A 9 year old boy and an 84 year old man were missing after apparently falling into swollen rivers. Heavy rains which led to floods, and winds of 144 kilometers per hour hit Nagoya and many other cities in the area. It is said to reach Tokyo by Wednesday. Tokyo is very populated, so it will be very tough to evacuate safely and effectively. To make it even worse, a typhoon hit Japan earlier this month that left 90 people dead or missing. This disaster is devastating to the cities being hit, and the families that have to go through it. The cities that are affected will have to completely rebuild and start from scratch. They just had the physical and emotional damage from the last typhoon, and now another one hits. I can't imagine what it would be like to be in that kind of situation. Hopefully the typhoon will settle before it does anymore damage. Their has been many natural disasters in recent years, and they keep getting worse. I feel that global warming and pollution has a major impact on the cause of these natural disasters. It is destroying cities, peoples lives, and families every time these devastating disasters keep happening. When hurricane Katrina hit, I kept seeing on the news the cities and families that were destroyed by the hurricane. It hurts me to see what they go through, because I know how bad it would be if it was my family and I in a situation like this.
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