Wednesday, 22 July 2015

CHINA- THE PEARL RIVER DELTA

CHINA- THE PEARL RIVER DELTA

China- The Pearl River Delta; these includes the cities in the province of Guangdong, namely; Dongguan, Macau, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Hong Kong. With more than 42million inhabitants which spread across the flood plain, living under the threatened of natural catastrophe, such as storm surge, cyclonic wind and river floods. The number of natural disaster in Guangdong has been relatively high. 

The geographical location of Hong Kong in the province (pacific region) makes it prone to cyclones, wildfires and floods.Shenzhen is also, prone to floods which occur during monsoon season.The pacific regions in Asia are highly vulnerable to catastrophic natural phenomena.

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