[Indian Express]Asia worst hit by disasters in 2023, 79 extreme weather events killed over 2,000: WMO report
Asia faced the most disasters in the world as 79 events associated with extreme weather, climate, and water-related hazards in 2023 affected over nine million people in the region, directly killing over 2,000 people, a new report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said. Over 80 per cent of ...