floods in japan

[PHATR32]

hey guys,

I see on the news japan is getting some serious ass flooding (around Kyushu?)

anyways, hope you guys are all ok, and hopefully your cars dont get damaged either!!

i checked a map and my 32 is on the opposite side (sapporo) so hopefully it wont arrive to australia full of flood water!

steve

[Rezz]

I pretty sure the rest of us (and cars) are ok. Kyushu is the southern most "main" island of Japan, and yesterday they got hit worst by the typhoon.

I think Sapporo is about as far away from Kyushu as you can get! Although I think the typhoon has travelled up there today! Doh!

[DaiOni]

An area in my prefecture was recently (during the rainy season) hit by some of the worst flooding in recent history (in japan) - I know of people who literally had to swim out of their apartments. So it's a bit of an ongoing issue this year - the downside, is it will probably result in more rivers and mountainsides being coated in concrete - even where it is not needed - which is an even bigger problem here.

A friend of mine picked up a great bargain due to the floods - he paid next to nothing for a very nice chevy (suburban - it's massive!) - unfortunately it was a bargain because the previous owner had to sell it recoup losses from the flooding (he lost several other cars) - natural disaster insurance is optional in japan, and a lot of people will get hit hard.