While this was an unusually powerful storm, the damage and death that followed were not rare for Rio de Janeiro, whose poor, hillside neighborhoods are usually the hardest hit.
Tag: Disasters and Emergencies
The Saturday Profile: He Helped Indonesia Through a ‘Year of Disasters,’ While Facing His Own
Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, a government spokesman, has kept the public informed about earthquakes, landslides and tsunamis while being treated for Stage 4 lung cancer.