Britain warns that governments must prepare for more frequent mega-disasters like earthquakes
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Britain warns that governments must prepare for more
frequent mega-disasters like earthquakes
By The Associated Press | The Canadian Press
LONDON - A British government report says major disasters like the
Japanese earthquake and tsunami or Pakistan's floods are likely to
become more frequent and global governments must prepare for an
uncertain future.
The author Paddy Ashdown, a House of Lords member and ex-United
Nations high representative to Bosnia and Herzegovina, said rich
nations must help poorer countries to build up their defences
against disasters. The report was issued Monday by the
international development ministry.
Ashdown said a lack of prior support for Haiti and Pakistan had
worsened the impact of recent events there.
He said scientists believe that recent natural disasters were not
an aberration, but "the beginnings of a new kind of future in
which mega-disasters are going to be more frequent."