Category Archives: Flood

Day_97 : World Disaster Chronology 1976 (2)

 

Date Place Disaster Type Situations
1976.08.17 The Phillipines, South
Mindanao
Submarine earthquake 1976 Moro Gulf earthquake and tsunami*: M7.8-8.1,A dead and missing number is 4,000-8,000
1976.09- Japan Typhoon 1976 Typhoon No.17 Flood (Nagara river flood
A dead and missing number is 169, Injured 400
1976.10.28- Japan, North-eastern Strong wind Sakata conflagration: A death and missing 2, Injured over 900
1976.10.29 Indonesia, East Irian Jaya Inland earthquake M7.2, A death and missing number is 100-6,000not confirmed),landslide
976.11.24 Turkey and Iran border Inland earthquake  1976 Çaldıran–Muradiye earthquake**: M7.2-7.6, A death and missing number is 3,600-10,000
1976.12- Japan Snow  A death and missing number is 84, Injured over300, damage loss 40 billion yen

1976 Moro Gulf earthquake and tsunami*
The worst tsunami disaster in the Philippines.1) It happened while most people were sleeping.
2) No warning after the earthquake.

1976 Çaldıran–Muradiye earthquake**
The almost all houses were destroyed because of the structure constructed of thick walls made from rubble masonry cemented with mud mortar.

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Day_80 : The Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel

The Metropolitan area around Tokyo had suffered flood disasters with the rapidly growing population and urbanizations after the second world war. Because of this situation, the “Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel” was established. This flood defense system is really really great. I recommend you to watch this with your own eyes when you have an opportunity to visit the metropolitan area around Tokyo in Japan. You can see like an underground temple shrine sanctuary.

You can see that by the following video:

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