China officially disclosed that various natural disasters in China last year caused a total of 95.444 million people, and the direct economic loss reached 345.45 billion yuan (RMB, the same below, about S $ 65 billion).

Comprehensive China News Network and CCTV News reported on Saturday (January 20) that the Office of the China National Disaster Prevention and Subjecting Commission and Emergency Management Department released the basic situation of natural disasters in 2023.After being approved, in 2023, various natural disasters caused a total of 95.444 million person -times to varying degrees. They disappeared by 691 people due to disaster deaths, 33.44 million people were resettled by emergencies, 209,000 houses collapsed, and the area of ​​crops affected was 10,000 53.3,000 hectares.Economic losses were 345.45 billion yuan.

Compared with the average value of the past five years, the number of affected people in 2023, the number of disappearances of disaster and the area of ​​crops decreased by 24.4%, 2.8%, and 37.2%, respectively.%, 12.6%.

The Office of the China National Disaster Prevention and Mergence Commission and the Emergency Management Department also evaluated on Saturday and released the national 10 nature disasters in 2023.Among them, Typhoon Du Surui and its major winds and floods caused in Beijing, Hebei, and Northeast China accounted for three items; and the strong earthquake in Jishi Mountain, Gansu, which occurred on December 18 last year, was also listed as one of the major disasters.

The China National Disaster Prevention and Mergence Commission and Emergency Management Department said that in 2023, natural disasters were mainly floods, typhoons, earthquakes, and geological disasters.The grassland fire also occurs to varying degrees.