Flood costs revised from R950 billion to R17 billion - but KZN government says was 'honest error'
The KwaZulu-Natal government says the R950 billion estimate to fix the flood damage was an "honest error".
Source: news24.com
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A real-life storm almost causes a nuclear war in 'The Vortex' : NPR's Book of the Day : NPR
In 1970, a cyclone tore through Pakistan and the political lines that existed, leading to genocide and very nearly a nuclear war in the country. Author Scott Carney was curious about this catastrophe but also how these extreme weather events, which are only becoming more common, have political consequences. Carney told NPR's Steve Inskeep that we will almost certainly face similar problems in the future, so we should be wary of today's unstable political systems.
Source: npr.org
Book Review: A Disturbing Account of the 1970 East Pakistan Storm and Its Political Fallout
'The Vortex' works as a jumping point for further exploration of the subcontinent's most traumatic period in post-independence history but also takes gratuitous liberties with known facts.
Source: thewire.in