Members of Mobile Disasters Rescue Unit (MDRU) of Philippine Air Force eat a "Boodle Fight" style meal as they wait for deployment to disaster areas affected by Typhoon Koppu in Pasay City, Metro Manila, October 18, 2015. [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.