Answer:
Since civil war broke out in South Sudan in December 2013, over 50,000 people have been killed—possibly as many as 383,000, according to a recent estimate—and nearly four million people have been internally displaced or fled to neighboring countries.
Explanation:
False, the impacts of natural disasters are not only limited to property damage and loss of life.
The statement: "But old fears have a way of clinging like cobwebs" is related to figurative language as this demonstrates a simile.
Answer: D
Explanation
Simile, a figurative device of speech used in comparing two objects, events, places etc using connecting words like 'as' or 'like'.
Similes adds beauty and connection to other things that the poet addresses.
Here the word 'like' can be seen in the statement.
The simile is used here to compare the clinging of old fears to cobwebs.