Natural Disasters in Asia
Two weeks ago, a giant wave hit a coastal town in Korea and left 7 dead, 14 injured.
Last week, Myanmar was hit by a cyclone, claiming more than 22,000 lives and affecting up to 2.5 million people, according to the UN. That these people are some of the most impoverished in the world and that the military government refuses foreign aid make the situation all the more desperate.
And then, just a few days ago, an 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook China, the tremors reaching as far as Thailand and Vietnam. The death toll is now at 15,000, and still increasing as …read more
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