Some numbers from Japan and their recent flooding as a result of a typhoon. Numbers vary according to sources but here are some that are reported. These numbers are hard to imagine.

– 1.8 million ordered or urged to evacuate, more than 6% of the entire population

– 73,000 rescue personnel

– 126 killed,

– 11,200 households have no electricity, hundreds of thousands have no water

–  267,000 homes with water damage

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/07/09/national/west-japan-downpours-flooding-far-leave-88-dead-50-missing/#.W0OZN9JKjZY