Tag: Asia

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 the reported hydrometeorological hazards in Asia… Continue reading Asia worst hit by disasters in 2023, 79 extreme weather events killed over 2,000: WMO report