Tokyo expands underground 'cathedral' complex to counter climate change rains
Tokyo expands underground 'temple' complex to counter climate change rains/ KASUKABE, Japan (Reuters) - For picture essay, click Just after 5 a.m. on August 30, water began flooding a vast underground chamber called the "cathedral" just north of Tokyo. The gushing water, captured by security cameras, was the rain that was drenching the capital region as Typhoon Shanshan lashed southwest Japan, 600 km (373 miles) away./ The cathedral and its vast network of tunnels did their job: they prevented a vulnerable river basin in the metropolis from ...
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