Refugees in Africa and Asia are exposed to severe weather and have an increased risk of fatality. Many of these refugees live in tents that cannot really survive harsh winds. "An increasing number of camps for refugees and internally displaced people are being hit by extreme weather events and managing them in such conditions is proving to be increasingly difficult.". A tropical cyclone hit South Africa killing 1,000 people back in march 2019. That storm also destroyed or damaged the shelters of 2,000 refugees. Many refugees also live in mud huts and are prone to being flooded by severe storms which proved to be the case many times over this past year. Statistics show that 28 million people were internally displaced in 2018 alone due to extreme weather.
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