In construction, the municipality rarely approves permits for East Jerusalem residents to build houses, forcing them to build illegally and risk demolition.
Tremors last April and May killed 9,000 people, injured more than 22,000 and damaged or destroyed more than 900,000 houses, forcing many to brave freezing temperatures living in temporary shelters made from tarpaulin and corrugated iron.
The flooding and mudslides damage or destroyed thousands of houses, forcing many to leave their homes.
In Ellicott City, Maryland, the rains flooded several houses, forcing families to evacuate.
In the Anami Islands, Rusa destroyed six houses, forcing 38 people to evacuate.
The rising rivers damaged about 175 houses, forcing hundreds of people to leave their homes.
The winds destroyed a few houses, forcing residents to evacuate to a local school.
Halong also flooded 301 houses, forcing about 4,000 people to evacuate their homes, many along rivers.
In Maguindanao in the southern Philippines, flooding washed away 50 houses, forcing over 2,000 people to evacuate.
The flood waters, which were four ft (1.2 m) deep in places, stranded many in their houses, forcing them to use canoes or inflatable rafts to move to higher grounds.
