Refugees At 'Increased Risk' From Extreme Weather Due To Climate Change - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 10, 2019
Humanitarianagencies at the United Nations, UN climate summit in Madrid say refugee campsin Africa and Asia are increasingly being damaged by extreme weather.
Theysay this has meaningfully added to the challenges they face in operationsaround the world, as already displaced people have in some cases been forced tomove again.
Scientistswarn that flooding and violent storms will become the new normal if the planetcontinues to warm at the current rate, adding to the hardship of those alreadydisplaced by conflict.
Accordingto UNHCR officials, when tropical cyclone Idai hit South East Africa, killingmore than 1,000 people in March this year, a refugee camp in Zimbabwe wasaffected too. They said many were injured in the Tongogara refugee camp thathosts some 13 thousand refugees in Chipinge district.
Itadded that around two thousand refugee houses, mainly built using mud bricks, werecompletely or partially damaged.