the state of osaka bank is very busy during the day. and any given time there are 30 to 50 boat sailing there and. we have no guarantee that in the event of a tsunami a situation that many have never experienced everyone would keep their cool and the ships would have accurate one after another in an orderly fashion. and that's why we're developing an intelligence system to evacuate ships automatically. despite technological advances japan is seemingly living on borrowed time or succor a city of 8000000 inhabitants and the country's 2nd largest economic center is built on low lying flat lands it's surrounded by hundreds of kilometers of protective walls. there of a 2011 earthquake weakened all the walls. parts of the barrier collapsed so it wasn't offering effective protection before the tsunami arrived yes no it is up. to date even the most sophisticated technologies cannot predict earthquakes these artificial islands have apartment blocks shopping centers and petrochemical plants . public education and emergency management can reduce t

bay and flood parts of osaka incog. the artificial islands would be the worst hit with waves of 3 to 5 meters after 30 to 45 minutes. to develop effective evacuation plans and tested protective walls the disaster prevention center at kyoto university simulates the effects of an earthquake you know pool. we're almost certain we'd be dealing with a magnitude 9 earthquake. and that it would cause a tsunami. warning us. here at ease she has model b. arrival of a wave with an average height of 20 meters that's the equivalent of a 6 story building in a city directly facing the name control. seawalls would weaken the waves the impact the protect. barriers would quickly become submerged under several meters of water . the simulations are supplemented by computer models they've allowed to hear a cheese team to predict the path of the tsunami would take in tokyo bay. although it's 5 kilometers inland the district around the olympic stadium could be buried under a 9 metre high wave. of what i got there used simulations are carried

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the exchange in osaka is the exception. it remained open.s the first time the tse has shut down for an entire day since trading was fully commute rised in 1999. the system is developed by few jeet sue. the company says it's working on the problem. >>> the index in the tankan was up but still in negative territory the latest report shows confidence rose to minus 27. the bank of japan's survey covers about 10,000 businesses and gauges how businesses feel about the economy. sentiment and large non-manufacturers improved gaining five points to minus 12. the tankan also covers the views of executives. the index for all industries. including the service sector showed no improvement from the previous survey. the tankan indicates that employment still has a long way to go before it returns to the prepandemic situation. for many workers, these gliers of hope are too little too late. an oecd graph illustrates devastating job losses worldwide. it shows just how far working hours in major industrial countries have fallen during the covid-19 pandemic. th

osaka have clearing skies, as we go into the afternoon. southeast asia, we have a typhoon over the south china sea. it is packing gusts at 180 kilometers per hour. it will move closer to here and push into vietnam over the weekend. this storm system will weaken, but heavy rainfally be possible in the hours. the ground is saturated in central vietnam, so more heavy rainfall could trigger more floods and landslides. heavy rain is expected in da nang on friday, going into sunday. down tours in manila, as well. rainfall will increase this weekend as another storm system approaches. winter-like weather is on the way to the united states. a strong low pressure is sweeping across the upper midwest, carrying cold air from the north. the rthern rockies up to the n upper great lakes region. as the cold air spreads in, temperatures will drop significantly. the high will be minus 4 degrees in denver on sunday and monday. there is a possibility of freezing rain in oklahoma city on monday. that's it for now. have a nice weekend. >>> that's all for this

in fact osaka will be 29 on thursday. these are well above arch for this time of year.lease make sure you are safe at all times. across the subcontinent in india, we see rainy weather across the central going towards the western side. we're expecting more rainfall to come through in mumbai. some flooding could be very possible, so take care at all times. make sure you are not in unsafe zones. otherwise hot and dry weather still expected towards much of the united states. in fact, still remaining quite hot towards northern california and along the south, going in toward it is four corners as well. a little bit of unstable weather towards the great lakes and crossing over the canada-united states border, things could be cooler there. winnipeg, single digits, toronto 14, moisture and sthouers expected there. extremely hot for the west. las vegas, upper 30s the next couple of days. los angeles also pretty warm. that's where i'll leave it for your weather. take care. ♪ ♪ >>> that's all for this edition of nhk "newsline." i'm yamamoto miki in tokyo. stay safe and stay healthy

central japan railway company says it plans to operate shinkansen bullet trains between tokyo and osakas usual on saturday as the storm is taking a more southerly route than earlier forecast. >>> now our meteorologist jonathan oh has an update on chan-h chan-hom's path into the weekend. >> we have this typhoonlowl sy moving toward the north and east and it will be paralleling the coasast of japan on the pacific side as we go throughout the next 24 to 48 hours. it is trying to keep itself together, but the characteristic spin is starting to buckle a bit so it's not able to keep itself together nearly as well. we are expecting it to weaken over next day or so frorom its typhoon statatus. even though it is, t the big sty with the stotorm is thehe rain. here is a look at the doppler radar over the past 12 hours. notice these continues sheets of rain moving through, and relatively covering the same general areas along the pacific side of japan. that will be the case as we go through saturday as well. look at some of these, hatch jean ma getting what would be the entire month's worth of octob

. >> reporter: he used to work as an advertising photographer for an automaker in osaka.1980, he moved to okinawa and went freelance, shooting landscapes and events. he is particularly captivated by the way the apeeshpearance of si castle changes depending on the sunday and the time of the day. the postwar era reconstruction efforts of the castle began at about the same time he launched his new career in the unfamiliar environment of okinawa. his career advanced in tandem as the castle was gradually being rebuilt. >> translator: it might sound presumptuous, but i found comfort in the fact that the castle and i were taking a similar path. i've been energized by the castle. >> reporter: in 2000, the kyushu okinawa summit was held, and the castle became the center of world attention. images taken by otsuka were included in the official photo books presented to the leaders of the participating nations. his portrait of shuri castle glowing red in the dark is one of them. since the fire, he's regularly been visiting the castle to photograph its reconstruction. >> translator: th

beautiful weather in osaka on thursday. we have one more circulation over the yucatan peninsula.s system made landfall in the peninsula. take a look at this video to show the aftermath of the storm. hurricane zeta slammed into the yucatan peninsula as a category 1 storm monday night bringing powerful winds and heavy rain. that being said, officials from the area reported that the damage was not serious. zeta had weakened into a tropical storm but has strengthened again over the gulf of mexico. zeta will be the 11th storm to hit the u.s. mainland this season. again, it has restrengthened to a hurricane. it looks like it's going to lit mississippi or louisiana as a category 2 hurricane. then after that it's going to head towards the mid atlantic coast into thursday or friday. that's it for me. have a nice day. ♪ ♪ >>> that wraps up this edition of nhk "newsline." i'm yoshi ogasawara in tokyo. thanks for watching and do stay with us for more. ♪ >>> this is "newsline biz." i'm gene otani. the covid-19 pandemic has taken a massive toll on business for east japan railway. the company h

osaka also releasing a jump in temperatures once we see the system pass through. next couple days, quite wet and quite stormy as well along the coastal area. make sure you keep that in mind. meanwhile we've been watching hurricane delta. it smacked through the yucatan peninsula. now it's bearing for louisiana. louisiana has been hit quite hard. we're looking at the possibility of seeing another landfall. laura about six weeks ago really caused problems along the coastal areas of the state. looking at this storm which is category 2 for the moment to become a major category 3 storm as we go into friday. now, it is expected to weaken just a bit. that's mott the point here. we have hurricane warnings posted for the southwestern coastline of louisiana with the concern for high storm surge, four meters with rainfall amounts as high as 300 millimeters. new orleans and mobile, stormy weather thursday, friday and even into saturday. hope you have a safe day wherever you are. ♪ ♪ >>> that c concludes this editi of nhk "newsline." i'm raja pradhan in tokyo. coming up next is

they say operations will be transferred to a factory in osaka.00 employees will keep their jobs and be relocated to the other plant. the move excludes temporary staff members. >>> honda motors says it's withdrawing from formula one. the carmaker will stop providing power units at the end of the 2021 season as the japanese company pivots to a focus on green energy. president and ceo takehiro says the firm will use its expertise acquired from f-1 to develop advanced energy technologies. these include fuel cell and battery electric vehicles. honda became the first japanese carmaker to participate in formula 1 in 1964. vehicles with its engine won the world's top motor race numerous times from the late 1980s to early 1990s. the carmaker temporarily pulled out from the event in 2008 amid the global financial crisis. it later returned to the circuit and has won five times in the 2019 and 2020 seasons. >>> auto makers in china are working hard to stay at the front of the global race for industry reform and innovation. their efforts are on display at the

osaka and amami dealing with rain as we go through the rest of the week. over into the caribbean sea, we're keeping an eye on hurricane delta. it has been moving toward the north and west and battering the yucatan peninsula which is just getting over gamma at the beginning of this week. now, this hurricane is expected to weaken just a bit as it moves over land, but then invigorating itself as a major hurricane over the warm waters of the gulf. louisiana, you're next on this. in the meantime, looking at 350 millimeters of rain in the yucatan peninsula and storm surge of around four meters or so. also looking at serious rain and storm surge concerns into new orleans. stormier weather going into friday and saturday. that's a look at your forecast. hope you have a safe day wherever you are. ♪ >>> and that concludes this edition of nhk news line. i'm raja pradhan in tokyo. coming up next is "newsline biz" with ramin mellegard. so stay right there. ♪ >>> this is "newsline biz." i'm ramin mellegard. japan's industry minister pledged to support private sector effo

it will be rainy in tokyo with the high dropping to 14 degrees on saturday and 16 degrees in osaka.nwhile, sapporo will get a bit warmer temperatures over the weekend, with sunny skies. people in the inner peninsula are still dealing with rainful. we have new drop call depression in the south china sea that will push into vietnam this weekend, bringing downpours in some areas. you may see more than 100 millimeters of additional rainfall in some areas for the next 24 hours. back-to-back storms have produced a large amount of rainfall in the past few days, causing major floods and landslides. more rain will lead to further landslides. heavy rain is expected here, with 28 degrees on friday. manila will see some rainstorms. in north america, cold air has produced early winter-like weather in the central portions of canada. much cooler temperatures will arrive in the plains and the upper midwest as we go into the weekend. daytime highs in winnipeg will be in the single digits throughout the weekend, ten degrees cooler than normal. meanwhile, well above average temperatures will persist i

this is wakayama in centraljapan, a short train ride south of osaka. where many of japan's urban population have been coming to escape the congested cities during the pandemic. and i have come to try a style of rafting that you can only do right here. before that, we are off to europe and italy's eternal city. rajan: rome. a city that plays to its own tune. trumpets play. with iconic ancient history punctuating the landscape of this modern metropolis. italy itself, however, is a relatively young country. for its nation builders, there was only one city that could be the capital and this year is a special anniversary. because over the next year, rome is supposed to be celebrating its 150th anniversary as the capital city of italy. but looking around me now, i get the feeling it is not going to be quite the fanfare they were hoping for. since its initial big outbreak here, italy has suppressed the spread of the coronavirus better than many other countries. but cases are on the rise and international tourism is still way down. tour guide desiree has said

from tiny cons to mighty oaks every year now around $10000.00 japanese choir singers come together in osaka to pay homage to beethoven like us that amazing stuff now the full documentary of course can be seen on d w it's classic music classical music you tube channel but just quickly tell us our because the viewers can also get involved themselves in the beethoven year tell us how google and culture and the beethoven year organizers are asking people to get involved to make videos that inspire joy as a sign of global solidarity and hope you don't need to play any music just use the global ode to joy hash turk upload your video to you tube the selection will be will make it onto an official playlist and just ahead of beethoven's birthday in december final video will be cuts of all the best moments for a special musical version of. hopefully beethoven will appreciate all the efforts despite the coronavirus and hopefully this stimulates a great amount of creative joy adrian kennedy thanks very much for bringing us that update on the beethoven year you can go in. we've stopped counting the numb

from tiny cons to mighty oaks every year now around $10000.00 japanese choir singers come together in osakato pay homage to plato. is that amazing stuff now the full documentary of course can be seen on d w classic music classical music you tube channel but just quickly tell us our because the viewers can also get involved themselves in the beethoven year tell us how google and culture and the beethoven year organizers are asking people to get involved to make videos that inspire joy as a sign of global solidarity and hope you don't need to play any music just use the global ode to joy hash turk upload your video to you tube a selection will be will make it onto an official playlist and just ahead of beethoven's birthday in december final video will be cuts of all the best moments for a special musical version of. hopefully beethoven will appreciate all the efforts despite the coronavirus and hopefully this stimulates a great amount of creative joy adrian kennedy thanks very much for bringing us that update on the beethoven year and can go in. we've stopped counting the number of times that

open tennis championship since september osaka naomi wore face masks representing victims of racial injusticeotests have become a key issue in the upcoming u.s. presidential election. today we meet americanactive o'palla temeti. the co-founder of black lives matter and one of "time" magazine's 100 most influential people of 2020. we spoke with her in august about activism in the age of covid-19. >> we see that people are having to rise up now at this unique moment despite the fact that we're in a global pandemic. i think that's what's alarming to so many people is that even in the midst of a time where you would think people are at home and can be at home and should be safe and fine and taking care of their loved ones at home it's still the case that black people are being targeted and are being killed because the color of our skin is seen as though it's a weapon in this country. >> do you think covid-19 exposed inequality and disparity that exists in society? i say this because the people of color are so disproportionately affected by the pandemic. >> yeah, sadly people of color are largely

are being built to protect tokyo and a giant facility similar to this one is being constructed in osaka expected date of completion 2044. just like cousin copy that play a crucial role in japan's anti flooding strategy. but they won't protect everyone and with climate change accelerating japan's impressive storm drains can only be considered one line of defense. that's it for today we leave you now with more pictures from the protests in thailand with each of. combating the corona pandemic. where does research stand. what are scientists learning. background information and. our corona update. covert 19 special next on d w. i was here when i arrived here i slept with 6 people in a room. it was hard i was for. i even got white hair. but if. this gets me. to interrupt let's say you want to know their story. her fighting and reliable information for margaret. the coronavirus pandemic has exposed the divisions in our societies. time and again we see the economic background effects the likelihood of one catching cold 19 people from less wealthy communities are more likely to have jobs that pu

tiny cons to mighty oaks every year now around $10000.00 japanese choir sing those come together in osaka to pay homage to plato like us that amazing stuff now the full documentary of course can be seen on d w it's classic music classical music you tube channel but just quickly tell us our because the viewers can also get involved themselves in the beethoven year tell us how google and culture and the beethoven year organizers are asking people to get involved to make videos that inspire joy as a sign of global solidarity and hope you don't need to play any music just use the global ode to joy hash turk upload your video to you tube the selection will be will make it onto an official playlist and just ahead of beethoven's birthday in december a final video will be current of all the best moments for a special musical version of. hopefully beethoven will appreciate all the efforts despite the coronavirus and hopefully this stimulates a great amount of creative joy adrian kennedy thanks very much for bringing us that update on the beethoven year they can go in. we've stopped counting the nu

are being built to protect tokyo and a giant facility similar to this one is being constructed in osaka expected date of completion 2044 just like. that play a crucial role in japan's anti flooding strategy. but they won't protect everyone and with climate change accelerating japan's impressive storm drains can only be considered one line of defense us that's it for today we leave you now with more pictures from the protests in thailand we'll see you tomorrow. what secrets lie behind small. discover new adventures in the 360 degree. to explore the mating world heritage sites the. w world heritage 360 getting up now. 2020 u.s. election on g.w. . here in atlanta georgia we're looking at an issue that voting rights groups say is the biggest problem voter suppression making it harder for some people to vote and with many georgians already casting their ballots the stakes are high. we cannot story for you today on cue the music. hello we'll be taking a look at the winners of germany's premier classical music awards all posts classic which took place over the weekend also coming up. burlingto

mark cogan is an associate professor of peace and conflict studies in osaka injapan.esters. i think that what strikes me the most about the protesters is that they came of age just recently. they came of age during biochar notre, the promise to's more than about six years in office, and this isa six years in office, and this is a relatively young movement. a student led movement. these protesters to a certain extent do not really have any kind of political loyalties. they don't have the loyalties to the former prime minister thaksin shinawatra, who led a protest of redshirt shinawatra, who led a protest of redshi rt protesters shinawatra, who led a protest of redshirt protesters in 2010. so this is a very young movement, a very student led movement, a very student led movement like a lot of protest movements in the 1970s were. the british driver lewis hamilton has broken the record for the most formula one race wins — after his 92nd victory came at the portuguese grand prix. the success took him beyond the mark set by the german michael schumacher. the bbc‘s tim allma

are being built to protect tokyo and a giant facility similar to this one is being constructed in osaka expected date of completion 2044. just like. that play a crucial role in japan's anti flooding strategy. but they won't protect everyone and with climate change accelerating japan's impressive storm drains can only be considered one line off defense us that's it for today we leave you now with more pictures from the protests in thailand. combating the pandemic. where does research stand. what are scientists learning. ground information and. our corona. special next on. 3 counts for us and for our planet. ideas to bring you more conservation. how to make see the screen. how can we protect how to. get to france. good morning to you as the environmental series of little 3000. the coronavirus pandemic has exposed the divisions in our societies. time and again we see the economic background effects the likelihood of one catching cold 19 people from less wealthy communities are more likely to have jobs the put them in harms way. working from home meanwhile is mostly the preserve of white co

groups like certain, showing up for racial justice, saying her name, what the nba, the wnba, even naomi osaka in tennis have been insisting on keeping these issues in the forefront of the news, of their lives, of their activities. so, i think if white people want to move beyond these realities, it will be a big ask for the rest of us. i don't quite see how that is going to happen. because i think people have had enough, and they're showing up in ways that we have not seen them show up since the civil rights movement en masse. >> you've have an essay in the become called tiki torches in which you reflect on how acceptable it seems to white america to see, quote, murdered assassinated, incarcerated or abandoned black people and you add, the indifference is impenetrable and distributed it across centuries and i'm stupidly hurt when any friend can't see that. perhaps that is my nonwhite fragility. did you have examples of that with friends in your circle of friends that reminded you anew of what we just talked but, which i can't tell you how open the wounds are? but white america is really only j

from tiny cons to mighty oaks every year now around $10000.00 japanese choir singers come together in osaka to pay homage to plato. amazing stuff now the full documentary of course can be seen on d w classic music classical music you tube channel but just quickly tell us our because the viewers can also get involved themselves in the beethoven year tell us how google and culture and the beethoven year organizers are asking people to get involved to make videos that inspire joy as a sign of global solidarity and hope you don't need to play any music just use the global ode to joy hash turk upload your video to you tube the selection will be will make it onto an official playlist and just ahead of beethoven's birthday in december a final video will be current of all the best moments for a special musical version of. hopefully beethoven will appreciate all the efforts despite the coronavirus and hopefully this stimulates a great amount of creative joy adrian kennedy thanks very much for bringing us that update on the beethoven year and can go in. we've stopped counting the number of times that

i was all like, what then naomi osaka won the u.s open, and i was like, what, what she wore a mask everya different person who was killed by police on it and i was like, what and it caused reporters to act like they have lost their minds. like this. >> all right, naomi. i've been trying to guess what name is going to be on the masks every single day i was wrong about today. are you going to give us a foretelling of who's going to be in the next match? >> what -- the [ bleep ] are we all laughing about here? she's not doing it as a fun treat for you, lady. stop talking about these masks like they're the new fall collection at fashion week then i saw that central park put up a monument to honor women's rights pioneers. and i was like, what yes! elizabeth cady stanton, susan b. anthony, and sojourner truth together wait, what look, i love that there's a monument, but these three hanging out? what are they having a conversation about hey, let's plan a women's march. yay! but sojourner, you're going to have to walk in the back ♪ that's how it really went down ♪ and then trump said that a vacc

august and we saw other markets in the country also suspend trading, but we did have derivatives the osakange. we also heard from a strategist at tokyo security saying this is problematic in things like this happen. as i say, they say there will be trade resumed tomorrow. they are working to restore this hardware and this is an electronic disruption, not a cyber security threat, that is what we are hearing. anna: that kim is a relief to some. let's get to the morning calls. you looked at the u.s. election and i just spoke to a guest very positive on em, particularly around china. what is the report from goldman sachs around em? >> they are saying pretty much similar, that you could see it outperform developed markets. sweeps the democratic could result in some higher taxes and that could help the em equities. economies like mexico tend to be more positively correlated with the democratic win. they say chinese equities could benefit and when it comes to other factors for em, they say the vaccine is still front and center and that is where you will see the likes of the mexican peso and the b

of september, sage said that her son chase was only having a marginal impact on transmission, costs osakaarity between what the government's scientists say should have happened and what the government did back in september. let's talk to lord blunkett, former labour home secretary and former mp for sheffield for 28 years, and jamie driscoll, labour's north of tyne mayor which covers newcastle, north tyneside, and northumberland. welcome, both. lord blunkett, do you have sympathy with the government? they get advice from the scientists but has to balance between that and what is happening with the economy? sorry you can't see me, but i hope you can hear me. we can indeed. we have some sympathy because the advice changes almost by the way, sometimes by the day. take the eat out to help out in august, millions of people encouraged to go out, heal, go into cafes, restaurants, three weeks after that finished we had the sage minutes from the 21st of september, the scientific advisory group, saying we really ought to have a break, we ought to have a national pause, and that was just in three wee

weigh on the financial results because of the pandemic related restrictions, you have in orlando and osakaed capacity, but growing attendance, they said. if you excluded that segment, the theme park segment, nbc universal's ebita would have grown by 9% year over year the stock up by 1 1/4% andrew >> so many health care issues on the ballot in the presidential election, including the nation's coronavirus response and the cost of prescription drugs we're starting this hour with someone who knows a lot about both of these issues and is making a big push for his employees to exercise their right to vote. joining us right now is ken frazier, chairman, and ceo of merck, and jeff sonnenfeld, senior associate dean for leadership studies at the yale school of management and a cnbc contributor. good morning to both of you gentlemen. ken, i want to start with you, and i want to talk about the voting efforts in just a moment. but given that we're watching this steady rise of covid cases across the country and frankly, the globe right now, and we're watching the markets selloff in large part because of

the mosttokyo, populated city in the world, and osaka, the second most populated city in japan.t takes apparently is one to spread it to the amount that america got. in come it didn't go crazy japan like it did here? there are over 40 million people , but in new york city, a city of 10 million, it just went crazy. yeah, eat healthy, do what you got to do, stay clean. if you feel you are sick, stay home, but i'm not concerned anymore. if i was concerned, i wouldn't have traveled to japan and overseas during bubble pandemic. host: we will leave -- during global pandemic. host: we believe it there and let the doctor respond. i am glad you were able to travel safely, but i have to disagree with you. this is a very serious pandemic, a very serious illness. what we are seeing around the country right now is rising about everycross, state. what we are seeing in terms of reports from many miss with ash midwestern states is hospitals that are overflowing. what the cdc reported yesterday is that between january and early october, there were approximately 300,000 more deaths than the same

. >>> our next story is from osaka.esidents in the economic hub are getting a second chance to decide whether to reorganize the city into a structure similar to tokyo's. the so-called osaka metropolis plan was proposed by the biggest regional party. >> translator: let's create an osaka that will be recognized by the world as a major city on par with tokyo. >> opposing the plan are local members of the liberal democratic party, as well as the japanese communist party. >> translator: it could lower the quality of services. the answer is clear, we should vote no. >> the campaign kicked off mondnday. the referendum asks citizens whether the city should abolish its current administrative structure and replace it with four special wards. supporters say the arrangement would eliminate duplicated work between osaka city and osaka prefecture. the current city structure would disappear, w with some of its major functions consolidadad and transfererred to the prefecture. voters rejected a similar referendum in 2015 by a narrow mar

osaka and few fukuoka has a drier pattern. typhoon saudel is moving the the west, expected to impact the island of high none as we go into saturday. the real concern is in vietnam because of the tropical storm, it will bring lots of wet weather into places already saturated with moisture. more flooding concerns will be in place. mean while, we're talking about a big winter blast taking place across the northern portions of the united states. cold air coming in from the north and talking about strong thunderstorms ahead of that due to a front. n now, we still have concerns of wildfires. in fact, one town near the rocky mountain national park had people that needed to be evacuated from there because of this fire that's now expanded to more than 50,000 hectares that started on wednesday. we are expecting wintery weather to come into colorado and hopefully that will help out with the situation. talking real serious cold air coming down and staying in place for the next couple days, going into the weekend. so be prepared for winter

his family said he had been scheduled to play at an event in osaka sunday.y did not disclose the cause of his death, but said he died peacefully. ♪ >>> it's time now for a check of the world weather with our meteorologist jonathan oh. it's been a wet several days for central india, flooding. will the rain let up any time soon? >> hello. for the southern half of india, we're going to be dealing with continual rain because of the wet pattern that doesn't go anywhere. we had a deep depression that rolled through last week, and then we had more rain and instability as we went throughout the weekend. here's video that gives you an idea of the situation, where we had heavy rain pounding the ccity, causising inconvennience people as their houses have been submerged. residents having to go through knee-deep water just like that sunday. rivers overflowed in parts of india, killing at least 60 people since wednesday. floods damaged crops like rice and cotton. now, the annual rain is important for those in india, especially for the farming communities, but this excess