In 2023, Asia earned a title that is anything but an achievement: the world’s most disaster-hit region by climate-related hazards. As per a report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released on Tuesday (Apr 23), last year Asia was worst-hit with floods and storms causing the highest number of casualties.
As per WMO, in 2023, Asia reported 79 disasters linked to hydro-meteorological events. Of these, more than 80 per cent were related to floods and storms and collectively had a death toll of over 2,000, while another nine million people were directly affected.