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And experts say that about half of the japanese population is concentrated in flood-prone areas. just last month, in -- in the resort town of atami, it was hit by a devastating landslide, in which more than 20 people were killed and several people are, still, missing. and in 2008, more than 200 people died from devastating floods that hit the western part of japan. but what we're seeing, robyn, in japan is part of this global trend of what scientists say is climate change increasing the risk, the extreme levels of extreme flooding around the world. >> it, certainly, is. selina wang there, in t...
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