Poverty caused by environmental disasters



"At least 31 dead from severe flooding in India" – a shocking news report in early October. But that wasn't the only major flood to hit India. We repeatedly hear about such disasters in the news, including devastating droughts that claim lives, claiming family members who had contributed to the family's survival, and leaving them with nothing but their possessions and homes. And it almost always hits the poorest of the poor hardest, especially children who depend on adults. Children are the first to die from malnutrition and disease. Besides hunger, dangerous epidemics spread rapidly in these areas, yet virtually no one has the money for essential medicines or even doctor's visits. It's a matter of simply surviving each new day.

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