Showing posts with label hurricane. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hurricane. Show all posts

4 January 2016

Insurer: 2015 saw lowest natural disaster losses in 6 years

Volunteers help residents clear debris from their damaged homes on Trishia Lane, Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016, in Glenn Heights, Texas. At least 11 people died and dozens were injured in the tornadoes that swept through the Dallas area Saturday, Dec. 26, 2015.
Last year saw the lowest financial costs from natural disasters worldwide since 2009 as the El Nino weather phenomenon reduced hurricane activity in the North Atlantic, a leading insurer said Monday.
The year's most devastating disaster was the earthquake in Nepal in April, but only a fraction of the resulting losses was insured.