In the face of climate change in recent years, millions of people in Asia have faced major floods for many years. Not only that, the floods will make the economy of some countries seriously affected.
In the year 2020, floods are seen in all over Asia. From June 2020 up to now, heavy rains have appeared in the eastern, southeast and southern regions of the continent, causing heavy floods. Millions of people living in Korea, Japan, India, Mongolia, China … were evacuated to avoid floods. Not only that, about 63 million people are severely affected by the floods.
A country that is no longer too unfamiliar with the annual natural disaster is Japan. In July 2020, the country had consecutive record heavy rains accompanied by heavy landslides that made at least 65 people unable to survive; more than 70,000 houses were destroyed by storms.
It is forecasted that floods will continue in the coming months in Asia, especially in near equatorial countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Middle and South of Vietnam. Because in addition to climate change, there is the appearance of La Nina phenomenon. In the years when La Nina appears, there will be a lot of rain with a total heavy rainfall and many unusual rains.