JAKARTA
Two weeks ago, Ms Cin Hua, almost lost her granddaughter to a flood caused by seawater overflowing onto land in North Jakarta.
Low-lying coastal plains such as those at Kerang Hijau village in North Jakarta are vulnerable to storm surges, coastal erosion and flooding.
MUMBAI
Every time Mumbai floods, train services come to a halt and there is a citywide power shutdown. This has happened nearly every year in the past decade, with dozens having lost their lives.
Even normal levels of rain are trapped by excessive construction and crumbling drainage systems that cannot deal with the flow.
NEW YORK
By the turn of the century, higher tides caused by sea-level rises could submerge portions of Lower Manhattan’s edge and leave any pedestrian still there waist-deep in water.
Coastal storms and hurricanes are also likely to become more frequent and even worse.
SHANGHAI
The megacity’s low-lying geography, just 4 metres above sea level, made it uniquely vulnerable to rising sea levels and periodic flooding.
PENANG
A week of flash floods in November 2017 saw thousands of people displaced in Penang.
Flood mitigation has become a pressing issue for the state, which suffered more than 110 flash floods between 2013 and October 2017.
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Source: The Straits Times, 26 August 2019