BEIJING: Floods, droughts, an earthquake and freezing circumstances in China brought about direct financial losses of 23.76 billion yuan (US$3.28 billion) within the first quarter, the federal government mentioned on Saturday (Apr 13).
The emergency administration ministry cited harm from a number of chilly spells, a 7.1 magnitude earthquake within the northwestern area of Xinjiang, landslides in Yunnan province within the southwest and flooding on the Yellow River.
The disasters killed 79 individuals whereas 110,000 wanted emergency relocation and resettlement and 10.4 million individuals throughout 26 areas and provinces have been affected within the interval, the ministry mentioned in a report.
Other pure disasters included a drought within the southwest affecting 424,000 hectares (10,500 acres) of crops, sandstorms within the northwest and forest fires within the southwest and south.
Last yr pure disasters in China brought about 345.45 billion yuan (US$47.7 billion) of direct financial losses, with 691 individuals useless or lacking, the ministry reported in January.
In January the ministry mentioned it plans a three-year marketing campaign to sort out issues hampering response instances throughout disasters and accidents, together with manufacturing security lapses in sectors like mining.
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