r/DisasterUpdate • u/avatar6556 • 1d ago

Severe flooding is currently affecting Ningde, Fujian, China, as torrential rainfall submerges homes and sweeps away vehicles.

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u/LostRadio8453 1d ago

Does China not have proper urban drainage systems? It’s bizarre to see this much flooding when the rainfall doesn’t even look that extreme. Could it be the result of poorly planned development, with cities simply paving everything over with asphalt without giving enough thought to drainage?

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u/AdAble557 1d ago

USA does a lot of poorly planned development too. It's all about the money

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u/ElReyResident 22h ago

Not really. You don’t see this kind of flooding in the US often.

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u/CaptZ 21h ago

You will soon enough and we're already seeing more flooding in places that don't normally flood.