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Top 10 riskiest cities in the world

2014-04-21 07:14

By (chinadaily.com.cn)

No 4 Osaka-Kobe

Country: Japan

Population affected: 32.1 million

In Osaka-Kobe, Japan, 32 million are at potential risk due to threat of earthquakes, brutal storms, river flood and storm surges. It is also extremely prone to tsunamis.

Top 10 riskiest cities in the world

A girl offers a prayer near snow lanterns for victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on January 16, 2010. The city of Kobe and its vicinity marked the 15th anniversary of the disaster, which killed more than 6,400 people. [Photo/dfic.cn]

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