and experts say that about half of the japanese population is concentrated in flood-prone areas. just last month, in in the resort town of atami, it was hit by a devastating landslide, in which more than 20 people were killed and several people are, still, missing. and in 2008, more than 200 people died from devastating floods that hit the western part of japan. but what we re seeing, robyn, in japan is part of this global trend of what scientists say is climate change increasing the risk, the extreme levels of extreme flooding around the world. it, certainly, is. selina wang there, in tokyo. thanks so much for bringing us up to date with that story. now, a family in missouri learned the hard way that children should get vaccinated against covid. up next, an unvaccinated teen has a very close call with the virus. and a mom wants others to learn from this mistake. singing, or s.
the mediterranean region, this seems to be the new normal as a result of climate change. scientists have been warning that the mediterranean region has become a wildfire hot spot. yeah, and we re seeing it all around the world. jomana karedsheh, thank you so much. meanwhile in northern turkey, four people have been killed in flash floods along the black seacoast. heavy rain has caused flooding that has destroyed homes and damaged roads and bridges. more than 600 people have been rescued and evacuated, some plucked from rooftops by helicopter. a family in missouri learned the hard way that children should get vaccinated against covid-19. up next, an unvaccinated teen has a close call with the virus. i left it up to her and she decided she didn t want to get vaccinated.