WEATHER DISASTERS ON THE RISE
A picture taken on October 19 shows a resident holding onto a rope as he negotiates a flood current along a submerged highway in Santa Rosa town, Nueva Ecija province, north of Manila, a day after typhoon Koppu (Lando) hit Aurora province. Weather-related disasters have grown more frequent over the last 20 years, claiming more than 600,000 lives, the UN said on November 23, issuing a further call for nations to strike a landmark deal on climate change. AFP PHOTO
A picture taken on October 19 shows a resident holding onto a rope as he negotiates a flood current along a submerged highway in Santa Rosa town, Nueva Ecija province, north of Manila, a day after typhoon Koppu (Lando) hit Aurora province. Weather-related disasters have grown more frequent over the last 20 years, claiming more than 600,000 lives, the UN said on November 23, issuing a further call for nations to strike a landmark deal on climate change. AFP PHOTO
GENEVA: A new report issued today by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) shows that over the last 20 years, 90 per cent of major disasters have been caused by 6,457 recorded floods, storms, heatwaves, droughts and other weather-related events.