REUTERS/Jose Cabezas Acquire Licensing RightsGENEVA, Oct 6 (Reuters) - UNICEF on Friday said floods, storms, and other weather-related disasters have driven millions of children from their homes, with the situation set to deteriorate if action is not taken.
UNICEF recorded the most weather-related child displacements in the East Asia and Pacific region due to the combination of hazards there, followed by South Asia.
Extreme weather events have become more common in recent years due to climate change.
Floods and storms accounted for 95% of the child displacements, said UNICEF, during the six-year period, according to its report, "Children Displaced in a Changing Climate".
The report projects that nearly 96 million children will be displaced due to river floods alone over the next three decades, an average of almost 3.2 million children every year.
Persons:
Jose Cabezas, Catherine Russell, Verena Knaus, Gabrielle Tétrault, Farber, Deborah Kyvrikosaios
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Villanueva , Honduras, East Asia, Pacific, South Asia, China, Philippines