UN urges cities to build to withstand quakes, floods

More investment and better planning is required in order to save lives and cut the cost of recovery from the increasing number of 'natural' disasters, said a senior UN official Margareta Walhstöm, on the international day for disaster reduction.

"Today's urban planning demands foresight and much more attention to disaster risk," she said.

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