World – As the Red Cross deplores slow progress in the prevention of natural disasters, a report published by the United Nations indicates that China and India are among the countries most at risk “case” natural disaster.

China, India, Bangladesh, Colombia, Indonesia and Burma, are the countries where the risk of devastating natural disasters and death are at the highest level, reported the United Nations.

“Natural disasters exist and nobody can stop” recalls Philippine Senator Loren Lagard, but better prevention in emerging countries could reduce the death rate caused by these disasters. Developed countries are mainly responsible for global warming and thus worsening the impacts of storms and other weather events. They should involve themselves to help poor countries, she said.

“The catastrophes most prejudicial in the developing countries can seem to cause less damage because the damage made with poverty costs less expensive, but the true consequences for the human lives are much more important” pointed out John Holmes, under-secretary general of the United Nations for humanitarian associations.

While the Indians are most at risk from flooding, Bangladesh is threatened by hurricanes and it is in Colombia, Indonesia, Burma, India and China that the risk of death due to an earthquake is the higher, said the UN report. Among these countries, Bangladesh, China, India and Indonesia are included in the category “extreme” about the average number of people at risk of natural disasters.

Tuesday, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) regretted only patchy progress made in preventing and reducing the impacts of natural disasters. According to Bekele Geleta, Secretary General of the Federation, “the danger caused by climate change requires a reply from the government equivalent to the financial crisis.”