I just heard of this today. Kinda strange simple floodings and landslides getting a mention in Wikipedia's front page news section considering the death sentences of the Aum cult a couple of days ago were ignored. It turns out the flooding and landslides killed hundreds in Japan, kinda strange for a 1st world country, one touted as the most advanced in the world, suffering huge casualties and losses from a simple natural disaster. Imagine a common natural disaster taking place in Sweden like an avalanche or a 5 richter earthquake taking the lives of thousands, this is what the news sounds like. Things that only happen in 3rd world nations.
I wonder what the hell is happening to these "1st world" nations these days? Are they regressing? I never heard casualties in such a magnitude happening in a 1st world country in the last 20 years of my life. I heard plenty of these happening in populous 3rd world nations such as India, Indonesia or Cambodia though.
Food for thought. Had to make a post because how bizarre this news was to me. Hope things will get better in the future. Japan as I heard, is home to many great talents.
Link:
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/07/08/national/60-dead-dozens-others-missing-heavy-rains-continue-pound-japan/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Japan_floods
