Damage caused by natural disasters doubled

The damage caused by natural disasters has doubled in the past ten years compared to the previous years.

Most of the disasters occurred in the last decade in Asia, where most people were also affected. Between 2008 and 2017 there have been a total of 3715 natural disasters. Of these, five out of six were related to the weather according to the Red Cross. China, the US, the Philippines, India and Indonesia are most often affected by natural disasters.