Police officers use an inflatable boat to evacuate residents from flooded streets after Typhoon Fitow hit Taizhou, Zhejiang province, Oct 8, 2013. [Photo by Guo Guangjie/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.