A pedestrian braces for rains and winds brought by Tropical storm Jebi in Haikou, capital city of South China's island province of Hainan on August 2, 2013. [Photo/Asianewsphoto]
An unusually heavy downpour hit Durban for two days before the BRICS summit's debut on African soil, but interest for a better platform for emerging markets were still sparked at the summit.