Residents trapped by rising floodwaters use special disaster hashtags to get the attention of the Self-Defence Forces.
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After dealing with a natural disaster, this part of Japan is now struggling to prevent financial disaster as well.
Residents of Nemuro City, the easternmost point on Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido, have a close relationship with the sea. Fishing is an important industry for the town, which is known for its salmon, saury, and shellfish, and being located on a long, thin peninsula means at any spot in Nemuro, you’re never far from at least two coastlines.
Unfortunately, this also means Nemuro has more angles from which to be flooded, and huge stretches of it are currently underwater due to rapidly rising tides, as dramatic photos from the city show.
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