Situation

On 16 May, Cyclone Mahasen made landfall in Patuakhali District of Southern Bangladesh causing widespread destruction and leaving 13 people dead. Of the ten coastal districts hit, the three districts of Patuakhali, Bhola and Barguna were the worst affected. The Government of Bangladesh has reported approximately 49,000 houses have been completely destroyed and 45,000 houses partially destroyed. Over 1.2 million people have been affected and 1.1 million people were evacuated.

Situation Update

Situation

Since 19 March, many provinces in southern China have been affected by severe weather, such as thunder storms, wind storms and hails. More than 2 million people were affected, and many houses were collapsed or damaged. Over 200,000 affected people were evacuated or in need of emergency assistance. The direct economic loss is more than RMB1.33 billion. The worst hit provinces are Hunan, Fujian, Jiangxi, and Guizhou.

14 September 2012

Situation Update

Torrential rain and landslides further devastated the earthquake affected areas in Yiliang County, Zhaotong of Yunnan Province since 10 September. More than 105,000 people were affected, with 1 death and 63 injuries. About 253 houses were destroyed; more than 50,000 acres of farmland were affected. Parts of the major and spare water pipes, and electricity supply facilities in Yiliang County were damaged.

Situation Update

Situation Update

Since this May, China has been continuously affected by torrential rain and flooding nationwide. The recent typhoons, Soala, Damrey and Haikui escalated the effect of the disasters, resulting in tens of millions of people affected. Situation in Hebei, Zhejiang and Anhui provinces were most severe.

Situation Update

Some of the provinces in the Mainland China have suffered from hails and floods since early May. According to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, 22 provinces have been affected nationwide since early 2012, with over 18.23 million suffered, 190 people dead or missing.

Situation Update

A 5.7 magnitude earthquake jolted the border of Ninglang County, Lijiang of Yunnan Province and Yanyuan County, Liangshan of Sichuan Province at 3:59 pm on 24 June. The situation in Yunnan was more serious.

According to the Ministry of Civil Affairs as of 10am on 25 June, the earthquake has affected 71,000 people in Yunnan and Sichuan. Four people died, 22 were severely injured and about 130 were hurt. 22,000 people were immediately evacuated and 3,800 houses were reported damaged.

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Situation Update

Several provinces in the Mainland China have suffered from hails and floods since early May and Hunan and Gansu provinces are the most affected.

Starting from 8 May, 66 counties of 12 prefectures, including Changsha, Zhuzhou, Shaoyang of Hunan Province have suffered from hails and floods. Up until 14 May, the total affected population has reached 3.422 million. 6 people died and 1 missing. 64,000 were evacuated. More than 7,600 houses collapsed. It caused a RMB 3.9 billion direct economic loss.