English.news.cn 2011-07-22 05:52:58

BEIJING, July 21 (Xinhua) -- Various kinds of disasters in China left 7,844 people dead or missing and affected a total of 430 million persons last year, according to a report issued by the Ministry of Civil Affairs on Thursday.

The disasters in 2010 also resulted in direct economic losses of 533.99 billion yuan (82.72 billion U.S. dollars), the report said.

The country witnessed multiple serious disasters, including the severe earthquake in Qinghai's Yushu and the landslide in Gansu's Zhouqu, the report said.

Zheng Guoguang said that the Meteorological

IFRC's vision is to inspire, encourage, facilitate and promote at all times all forms of humanitarian activities by National Societies, with a view to preventing and alleviating human suffering, and thereby contributing to the maintenance and promotion of human dignity and peace in the world.

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Programme purpose: The disaster management programme focuses on strengthening disaster response and preparedness capacities of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) at the institutional level as well as

LANZHOU, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Floods caused by torrential rains and tropical cyclones have left at least 3,222 people killed and 1,003 others missing across China in the first eleven months of this year, government statistics released Tuesday show.

"In 2010, China experienced the worst flooding casualties and damage since 1998," Water Resources Minister Chen Lei said during a national drought and flooding relief workshop held in the northwest city of Lanzhou.

Further, the average accumulated rainfall

BEIJING, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- A total of 81.37 million Chinese in areas battered by natural disasters will need food support to see them through the winter-spring period, figures from the Ministry of Civil Affairs show.

A statement from the ministry Thursday said the number of people in disaster-hit areas was 25 percent more this year than the average figure for the past 20 years.

As well as food, about 20 million are in need of clothes or heating.

The ministry called this year "one

The funds will be disbursed to 11 provinces -- Hainan, Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Zhejiang, Shandong, Jiangxi, Henan, Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu -- that have been hit by torrential rains, floods and mudslides in recent months, the MOF circular posted on the ministry's website said.

It is the second round of funding for

* Super typhoon bearing down on northern Philippines

* Could halve rice harvest - Cagayan governor

* Evacuations begin; landfall expected by 8 a.m. (0000 GMT) (Updates with expected arrival/exit time, quote, details)

By Manny Mogato

MANILA, Oct 17 (Reuters) - A super typhoon bore down on the northeastern Philippines on Sunday packing winds of more than 250 kph (155), and evacuations began before it makes landfall on Monday morning.

Typhoon Megi would be felt on Sunday night in the north of the main island Luzon, a rice and corn growing area,

Tabuk, Kalinga (3 September) -- Joining the multi-sectoral fight against dengue, some barangays in the province allotted their food-for-work appropriation for the clearing of canals and water passages to eradicate possible breeding places of mosquitoes.

Imelda Polig, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Cordillera Regional Representative to Kalinga, said many barangays of this town and in Balbalan municipality utilized their food-for-work allocation for the cleaning of breeding places of dengue-carrying mosquitoes.

Polig said the DSWD program committee

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) is a source of un-earmarked money created by the Federation in 1985 to ensure that immediate financial support is available for Red Cross and Red Crescent emergency response. The DREF is a vital part of the International Federation's disaster response system and increases the ability of National Societies to respond to disasters.

CHF 493,628 (USD 467,849 or EUR 360,410) has been allocated from the IFRC's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF)