the city of sapporo says there have been 23 bear sightings since last month. that's more than twice as many as last year. an expert says acorns, an important food for the bears, are in short supply this year. it said last year's abundant food supply is another reason. >> translator: the number of bear cubs has increased, because of last year's good nutritional conditions. as hair habitat becomes more crowded, many bears are coming down to urban areas. >>> mai shoji is up next with weather. >>> hi there and welcome back. let's take a look at your weather conditions. starting off with asia. well, let's get on to taking a look at a video coming out from bangkok, thailand. this is north of bangkok, a temple has been inundated. this flood affects more than two million people, casualties of 244 people. the shots are from the capital of bangkok, as you can see, people are trying to get home. driving through the rising floodwaters. it's very dangerous situation indeed. as we can pull back here, we can see that the rain is not going to be stopping. the southwest monsoo