Asia's mega-cities badly exposed to superstorms
- Published: 31 Oct 2012 at 00.48
- Online news: World
The hammer blow dealt to New York by superstorm Sandy should raise the alarm for coastal mega-cities in Asia which are more exposed but less equipped to deal with such threats, experts said on Tuesday.
A woman takes photos of the Brooklyn Bridge from South Street Seaport as New Yorkers clean up the morning after Sandy. The hammer blow dealt to New York by superstorm Sandy should raise the alarm for coastal mega-cities in Asia which are more exposed but less equipped to deal with such threats, experts said on Tuesday.
New York was able to draw on top-level civil engineering, good governance and the world's richest economy as it faced a once-in-a-century event.
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