Caribbean and Indo-Pacific dominate the top 10 worst extreme weather-affected countries

Caribbean and Indo-Pacific countries dominate the world's top 10 countries most affected by extreme weather events in the last 20 years, according to the Global Climate Risk Index by think-tank Germanwatch. In Asia, Bangladesh ranks third after Myanmar, Philippines and is followed by Pakistan, Vietnam and Thailand, said the report. Meanwhile, Central American country, Honduras has a long history of devastating natural calamities and remains most affected country in the world by extreme weather. According to Global Climate Risk Index 2017' estimates nearly 11,000 extreme weather events occurred between 1996 and 2015 which caused over 528,000 deaths worldwide, resulting in around US$3.08 trillion in associated financial loss. Myanmar with a population of 53 million people…