Floodwaters In Some Cities Of Japan Are Clear Of Trash - Look Clean Enough To Swim In

Oct 25, 2019

It seems that all across the globe, more and more areas are experiencing significant flooding. Japan is the latest country faced with an onslaught of floodwaters after Typhoon Hagibis barreled ashore with 160 mph winds and relentless rain. Weather experts say that Japan has not been hit with a typhoon as powerful as Hagibis for the past 60 years.

In addition to the flooding, evacuations were ordered for areas that totaled in nearly a million people leaving their residents to escape the storm says a report from CNN. According to Tokyo Electric Power Companmore 292,770 households are without power.

As pictures of flooded areas in Japan are shared online, people have started to comment about how different the Japanese flood waters look compared to flooding in other areas.

Whether the pictures show flooded neighborhoods or flooded underground subway terminals, people are noticing that the standing water appears to be very clear which is very different from the muddy look that is more commonly seen with flooding.

Another difference is that there is no debris visible floating in the water. Some have said that many of the pictures almost look like they were taken in unique swimming pools.

Visitors to Japan often comment on the high cleanliness standards throughout the country, and it seems that this may have contributed to the lack of floating debris and the overall clean appearance of the standing water. One commenter went so far as to compare the flooded scenes with the famous canals of Venice, Italy.

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