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MegaCities: Top 10 Most At-Risk Cities
1.
Tokyo
68
2.
Los Angeles
25
3.
Manila
18
4.
Bandung
17
5.
Santiago
16
6.
Nagoya
9.4
7.
Osaka
9.4
8.
Jakarta
9
9.
Lima
8
10.
Chengdu
7.5
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