30 million people are left displaced by natural catastrophes
By Karl Wilson | China Daily | Updated: 2011-12-16 08:11
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NEW ZEALAND: Fifteen-year-old Kent Manning (left) and sister Libby, 18, grieve with their father after being told there's no hope of finding the teens' mother alive. She was trapped in a building that collapsed in Christchurch in the 6.3-magnitude earthquake on Feb 22. Rob Griffith / AP |
SYDNEY - More than 30 million people in the Asia-Pacific region were displaced last year by environmental disasters, including floods and storms, and the number is likely to increase as droughts and floods become more severe.
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