RSSNewsletterSiteMapFeedback

Home · Weather · Forum · Learning Chinese · Jobs · Shopping
Search This Site
China | International | Business | Government | Environment | Olympics/Sports | Travel/Living in China | Culture/Entertainment | Books & Magazines | Health
Home / China / National News Tools: Save | Print | E-mail | Most Read
1,203 dead in floods last year
Adjust font size:

Exceptionally bad floods claimed 1,203 lives and destroyed a million homes in China last year, according to the National Disaster Reduction Center.

The abnormal climate and worse than usual natural disasters resulted in floods that also affected 180 million people and 12 million hectares of farmland.

The Huai River experienced the worst flooding since 1954, while tributaries of the Yangtze, Huang and Pearl rivers were also hit by severe floods.

The center said the joint efforts of officials and thousands of rescue workers had resulted in less than half of the flooding fatalities of an average year, while losses were 20 percent, or more than 200 billion yuan (27.67 billion U.S.dollars), down.

The center also attributed the reduction in casualties and losses to the fact that the government had established early warning systems and coordinated rescue operations.

(Xinhua News Agency January 25, 2008)

Tools: Save | Print | E-mail | Most Read

Comment
Username   Password   Anonymous
 
China Archives
Related >>
- 41 pct Chinese to live in flood-prone areas by 2020
- East China farmers compensated for cropland drowned in summer flood
- 332 mln yuan earmarked to flood-hit residents
Most Viewed >>
-Power blackout hits 17 provinces
-Chang'e-1 captures pictures of moon's polar areas
-Ice still blocking 12 national highways
-China's winter storm to continue
-Snow-stuck train arrives after 47 hr delay
SiteMap | About Us | RSS | Newsletter | Feedback

Copyright © China.org.cn. All Rights Reserved E-mail: webmaster@china.org.cn Tel: 86-10-88828000 京ICP证 040089号