On: Pakistan's floods have created 100km-wide inland l...

[nicbou]

The Netherlands are a rich developed nation. It helps. No monsoon there either.

[orbital-decay → nicbou]

What also helps is that they started building dams centuries ago.

[ignoramous → orbital-decay]

With the loot from East Indies?

[pvaldes → ignoramous]

Probably. You only need mud and wood and to stop whining about the chilling cold to start. Concrete and iron can come later.

I don't see many gems encrusted in the dams in any case. Do they use cars and fridges in East Indies?