Wednesday, 22 July 2015

JAPAN- NAGOYA

JAPAN- NAGOYA

Japan- Nagoya; in the western ocean, Nagoya is dotted for active disaster with 2.4million inhabitants living with a great risk of tsunamis. The city is fully exposed to tsunami.

INDONESIA- JAKARTA

INDONESIA- JAKARTA

1       Indonesia- Jakarta; Jakarta is the capital city of Indonesia and the largest city in the country with millions of people. Jakarta is in grave danger of natural catastrophe.
Jakarta is located in flat topography with soft soil. The soft soil causes slight tremors. Jakarta faces the risk of river flood and slight quakes.

JAPAN- OSAKA AND KOBE

JAPAN- OSAKA AND KOBE
Japan- Osaka and Kobe; these places are the third most Tsunami prone Urban area in the world. These cities suffer natural disaster such as earthquake, storm surges and flooding. Osaka- Kobe has 14.6million inhabitants.
In 1995, earthquakes occur and killed thousands of inhabitants of these cities. The cities experiences brutal storms and river flooding. 

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.

PHILIPPINES- MANILA

PHILIPPINES- MANILA

Philippines- Manila(Capital); Manila is a city which has experiences disaster of earthquakes and 
typhoons. Manila is a risk city to live in, due to the high wind speeds that used to threaten.
In 1863, earthquake destroyed the Manila Cathedral and in 1880, earthquake caused damage to inhabitants, were building collapsed and people were hospitalize.
In 2013 and 2014, Manila experiences powerful typhoons. Typhoon Haiyan; killed about 6,000 people and displace about 3.8million people. Also, Typhoon Hagupit; came with high wind speeds and intense rain, 4.2million people in the Eastern Visayas face the powerful typhoon.