The first six months of 2014 saw the most intense and highest number of storms in Asia and the Pacific compared to the same period over the last five years. Over 31 million people were affected by 58 natural disasters.
Philippines + 13 more
Philippines + 13 more
The first six months of 2014 saw the most intense and highest number of storms in Asia and the Pacific compared to the same period over the last five years. Over 31 million people were affected by 58 natural disasters.
Under the coordination of the local government, the Indonesian Red Cross has been asked to target 20 per cent of the current displaced population of 83,088 people.
On the night of 17 to 18 November 2012, heavy rains hit Pointe Noire, the second largest city in the Republic of Congo, causing severe flooding of unprecedented magnitude during the last ten years