Natural disasters kill 14 in China in October
Xinhua, November 10, 2016 Adjust font size:
Natural disasters left 14 people dead nationwide last month, according to a statement released by the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the China National Commission for Disaster Reduction Thursday.
The most notable disasters last month included typhoons and floods, the ministry said, adding that drought, hail, earthquakes, low temperatures, snowstorms, landslides and forest fires were also reported.
Natural disasters caused a total of 11.7 billion yuan (about 1.7 billion U.S. dollars) in direct economic losses, affected nearly 6.9 million and forced relocation of about 684,000 people.
In addition, over 2,000 houses were destroyed and another 10,000 were damaged to varying degrees. The disasters affected about 980,000 hectares of farmland, with more than 77,000 hectares destroyed. Endi