Relatives of crew members wave Chinese flags as China's hospital ship Peace Ark leaves a military port for the Philippines, to assist to the victims of Typhoon Haiyan, in Zhoushan Island, Zhejiang province Nov 21, 2013. [Photo/Agencies]
Relatives of crew members of China's hospital ship Peace Ark react to the departure of the ship to the Philippines, to assist the victims of Typhoon Haiyan, at a naval base in Zhoushan Island, Zhejiang province Nov 21, 2013. [Photo/Agencies]
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.