A Tale of Two Floods Shows the Disaster Gap Between Rich and Poor

Interesting article from Time magazine discussing the constrasting effects of the current flooding disaster in Queensland Australia and the 2010 flooding diaster in Pakistan with some interesting points

"But economic development will be vital as well, because unless poor countries like Pakistan can develop—and boost their governance along the way—the disaster gap shown by these two floods will only grow".

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