[money1] China finally experiences flooding in the Taklamakan Desert． Damage from natural disasters amounts to 2 trillion yen in the first half of the year alone．

China is experiencing heavy rain and floods in many places. Finally, a strange phenomenon occurred: flooding occurred in the Taklamakan Desert. ↑Screen capture of the video. On August 28, 2024, the Xinjiang Meteorological Observatory announced that from early to mid-August, the water levels of the upper reaches and tributaries of the Tarim River had risen due to meltwater from high mountain ice and snow and persistent heavy rainfall, causing some low-lying roads to be flooded. Some roads in dry areas were flooded. The Tarim River is the largest inland river in Central Asia, located in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. It is approximately 2,000 km long and flows through the Tarim Basin in southern Xinjiang. The Tarim River is formed by the confluence of several tributaries that flow into the Tarim Basin, including the Kumuldarya River, the Aksu River, and the Khotan River. Its water sources are glaciers and meltwater from the surrounding mountains such as the Tian Shan, Kunlun and Karakoram ranges, and the amount of water varies greatly depending on the season. Especially from spring to summer, snowmelt water increases and the rivers become larger. This time, the river was swollen due to melting snow as well as “sustained heavy rainfall.” This caused a rare event in the desert: flooding. ↑Rising muddy waters. There have also been incidents of grazing sheep becoming trapped in flooded land and being unable to move. Since it is a dry region, the water level may recede quickly, but cities and villages across China are submerged. The damage is estimated to be enormous. According to the China Meteorological Observatory, the scale of damage caused by natural disasters as of the first half of 2024 is:
Affected: 32.38 million people
Dead and missing: 322 people
Economic loss: 93.16 billion yuan (approximately 1.98 trillion yen)
*Conversion to yen was made at the rate of 1 yuan = 20.29 yen as of August 29, 2024. It is as follows. The damage amounted to approximately 2 trillion yen. This only applies to the first half of the year. From late July to August, flooding cases occurred across China,
and it will be interesting to see how much damage has been caused. (Yoshida Hunting @dcp)
2024.08.29.

中国とうとうタクラマカン砂漠でも洪水。「上半期だけで2兆円」自然災害の被害

中国はあちこちで大雨・水害に見舞われています。とうとうタクラマカン砂漠でも洪水が発生するというヘンな事態が発生しました。↑動画のスクリーンキャプチャー。2024年08月28日、新疆気象台は、08月の上旬から中旬にかけて、高山の氷雪が融けた水

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