4 Indian cities among Top 20 headed for DISASTER!
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A lot has been said and reported over the years about how climate change threatens to endanger the lives of those who live on the fringes.
Now, researchers seem to have found out which cities across the globe face the highest risk from coastal flooding.
A new study by World Bank has said that unless governments "listen to prophecies of doom" and boost their spending on flood defences, flood damage to the world's largest coastal cities by 2050 could reach $1 trillion (Rs 63 lakh crore).
Let’s take a look at 20 cities most vulnerable to flooding
Number 1 on the list is Guangzhou in China
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Image: Johannes Simon/Getty Images
Mumbai, India
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Number 2 on the list is India’s financial capital, Mumbai
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Photographs: Vivek Prakash/Reuters
Kolkata, India
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Number 3 on the list is Kolkata
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Photographs: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters
Guayaquil, Ecuador
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Number 4 on the list is Guayaquil, Ecuador
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Photographs: Courtesy polaulloa78.wordpress.com
Shenzen, China
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Number 5 on the list is Shenzen, China
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Photographs: Paul Hilton/Pool/Reuters
Miami, US
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Number 6 on the list is Miami, Florida
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Photographs: Carlos Barria/Reuters
Tianjin, China
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Number 7 on the list is Tianjin, China
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Photographs: Michael Martina/Reuters
New York, US
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Number 8 on the list is New York
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Photographs: Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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Number 9 on the list is Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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Photographs: Tuan DC/Reuters
New Orleans, US
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Number 10 on the list is New Orleans, United States
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Photographs: Jonathan Bachman/Reuters
Jakarta, Indonesia
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Number 11 on the list is Jakarta, Indonesia
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Photographs: Beawiharta/Reuters
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
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Number 12 on the list is Abidjan, Ivory Coast
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Photographs: Luc Gnago/Reuters
Chennai, India
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Number 13 on the list is Chennai, India
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Photographs: Babu/Reuters
Surat, India
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Number 14 on the list is Surat, Gujarat
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Photographs: Amit Dave/Reuters
Zhanjiang, China
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Number 15 on the list is Zhanjiang, China
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Tampa, Florida, US
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Number 16 on the list is Tampa, Florida.
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Photographs: Reuters
Boston, US
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Number 17 on the list is Boston, Massachusetts.
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Photographs: Adam Hunger/Reuters
Bangkok, Thailand
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Number 18 on the list is Bangkok, Thailand
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Photographs: Chaiwat Subprasom/Reuters
Xiamen, China
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Number 19 on the list is Xiamen, China
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Photographs: Simon Kwong SK/TW/Reuters
Nagoya, Japan
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Number 20 on the list is Nagoya, Japan
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Photographs: Kyodo/Reuters
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