As we reported in News047, the monster typhoon No.18 or Songda, which severely hit Japan in September 2004 reminded us of the saying "providing is preventing". In fact, high waves generated by Songda's exceptional wind power flooded our premises together with the adjoining road although the sea was not at high tide then, and our dock was overflowed, with water discharging pumps being out of order due to widespread power failure.
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