Storm Surge, High Risk For Disaster Displacement, Says Expert Body
Storm surge is the largest and highest risk causing disaster displacements in Fiji, the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre has said. Between 2010 and 2021, a total of 190,524 disaster displacements had taken place around the country.
Sunday 04 December 2022 | 14:11
The regional consultation for disaster displacement in the Pacific ended on December 2, 2022
Storm surge is the largest and highest risk causing disaster displacements in Fiji, the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre has said.
Between 2010 and 2021, a total of 190,524 disaster displacements had taken place around the country.
IMDC has projected about 5,800 people on average would likely be displaced by sudden-onset hazards in any given year in the country.
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