1.0Myanmar News Gazettehttps://myanmarnewsgazette.comweb Deskhttps://myanmarnewsgazette.com/author/webdesk/Disasters Like Ian Pose Extra Risk for Fragile Older People - Myanmar News Gazetterich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Ed2GrG9Zbu"><a href="https://myanmarnewsgazette.com/disasters-like-ian-pose-extra-risk-for-fragile-older-people/">Disasters Like Ian Pose Extra Risk for Fragile Older People</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://myanmarnewsgazette.com/disasters-like-ian-pose-extra-risk-for-fragile-older-people/embed/#?secret=Ed2GrG9Zbu" width="600" height="338" title="“Disasters Like Ian Pose Extra Risk for Fragile Older People” — Myanmar News Gazette" data-secret="Ed2GrG9Zbu" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> Older people with limited mobility and those with chronic health conditions requiring the use of electrically powered medical devices were especially vulnerable when Hurricane Ian slammed into Southwest Florida, and experts warn such risks to society’s oldest are growing as disasters increase with the impact of climate change. Almost all of the dozens of people ... Read more