‘India recorded 3.23 cr displacements due to disasters in a decade’

INDIArecorded32.3million(3.23 crore)internaldisplacementsdue to disasters, such as floods and storms, between 2015 and 2024, the third highest in the world after China and the Philippines, according to a new report. The report by the Genevabased Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) said disasters triggered 264.8 million internaldisplacementsorforced movementsacross210countries and territories during this period. East and SouthAsia were the most affected regions.

“At the country level, Bangladesh, China, India, the Philippines and the US recorded the highest figures over the past decade,” the report said. China recorded 46.9 million internal displacements and the Philippines 46.1 million.

The report said that nearly 90 per cent of global disaster displacements were the result of floods and storms. “Storms triggered most of the world’s disaster displacements between2015and2024,accountingfor120.9millionmovements,” it said. Floods triggered 114.8 milliondisplacementsduringthe same period. Cyclones, including Amphan in 2020, accounted for about 92per cent of all storm displacements globally