A significant number of these displacements were caused by floods and storms. Read more at straitstimes.com.
UNITED NATIONS, United States – Weather disasters fuelled by climate change – from floods to droughts, storms to wildfires – have led to 43.1 million children being displaced from 2016 to 2021, the UN Children’s Fund warned on Thursday as it calls for more attention to be paid to victims.
In 2017, sisters Mia and Maia Bravo watched flames engulf their trailer in California from the back of the family minivan.Statistics on internal displacements caused by climate disasters generally do not account for the age of the victims. The data reflect the number of displacements and not the number of children affected, as the same child could be uprooted more than once.The figures do not allow for a distinction between those evacuated before a weather event, and those forced to leave in the wake of a disaster.