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China - Wildfires (JRC GWIS, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 18 March 2024)
A number of wildfires have been affecting southern China, in particular the Sichuan and Yunnan Provinces since 15 March, causing casualties and widespread damage. Media report, as of 18 March, four...
China - Earthquake ( GDACS, USGS, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 08 March 2024)
An earthquake of 5.6 M at a depth of 10 km occurred in Zadoi County, in Yushu Prefecture of Qinghai Province, in central China, on 7 March at 10.06 UTC (18.06 local time). The epicentre was located...
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International Women’s Day: Save the Children, the LEGO Group and the LEGO Foundation launch new initiative to empower Girls to become Unstoppable Women
COPENHAGEN: 8 March 2024: A new ‘Girls Unstoppable’ programme has its sights on freeing up girls in China, Indonesia, Mexico and Vietnam from chores and care work and getting them into girls clubs to...
Post earthquake, Red Cross China helps people heal and rebuild
Just more than one month ago, a 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck Linxia Prefecture of Gansu Province in China. The quake struck at midnight on December 18, 2023, as people were sleeping through a cold...
China - Earthquake (DG ECHO, GDACS, USGS, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 30 January 2024)
An earthquake of 5.7 M at a depth of 10 km occurred in Aheqi county, Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, north-western China, on 29 January at 22.27 UTC (30 January at...
China - Earthquake and landslide, update (media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 24 January 2024)
Following the earthquake of 7.0 M that occurred in Wushi County, Aksu Prefecture, in western Xinjiang Province, north-western China on 22 January at 18.09 UTC (23 January at 2.09 local time), the...
China | 7.0M Earthquake -Xianjiang Uygur Autonomous Region | Landslide - Yunnan Province - DG ECHO Daily Map | 23/01/2024
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China - Earthquake in Xinjiang Province and landslide update in Yunnan Province (GDACS, USGS, media, Government of China ) (ECHO Daily Flash of 23 January 2024)
An earthquake of 7.0 M at a depth of 13 km occurred in western Xinjiang Province, north-western China on 22 January at 18.09 UTC (23 January at 2.09 local time). The epicentre was located...
China - Landslide (CMA - China Meteorological Administration, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 22 January 2024)
A landslide occurred on 22 January at 5.51 local time (21.51 UTC) hitting two villages in Zhaotong City, in the northeastern Yunnan Province, southern China, resulting in casualties and damage. As of...
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Disaster Relief Fund approves grants to provide relief in disaster-stricken Gansu and Qinghai
In view of the recent 6.2-magnitude earthquake that occurred in Jishishan County, Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu and resulted in serious causalities and infrastructure damage in Gansu and...
First batch of humanitarian supplies for children provided by UNICEF starting to arrive in Jishishan, Gansu Province [EN/ZH]
BEIJING, 22 December 2023 – The first batch of humanitarian supplies for children provided by UNICEF is starting to arrive in Jishishan, Gansu Province, which was impacted by the 6.2-magnitude...
China - Earthquake, update (Government of China, media, GDACS) (ECHO Daily Flash of 20 December 2023)
After the earthquake of 5.9 M at a depth of 10 km occurred in Gansu Province, very close to the border with the neighbouring Qinghai Province, central China, on 18 December at 15.59 UTC (23.59 local...
China - Earthquake (GDACS, USGS, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 19 December 2023)
An earthquake of 5.9 M at a depth of 10 km occurred in Gansu Province on 18 December at 15.59 UTC (23.59 local time). The epicentre was located approximately 37 km west-northwest of Linxia...
GIEWS Country Brief: China 20-November-2023
FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Above‑average sowings estimated for 2024 winter wheat crop Cereal production forecast at slightly above‑average level in 2023 Above‑average cereal imports forecast in 2023/24...
China - Tropical cyclone SIXTEEN (DG ECHO partners, GDACS, JTWC, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 18 October 2023)
A new tropical cyclone named SIXTEEN formed over the western South China Sea, is moving northwest over south-eastern China. On 18 October at 0.00 UTC, its centre was located over the sea...
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China must not forcibly repatriate North Korean escapees: UN experts [EN/KR]
GENEVA (17 October 2023) – China must consider alternative solutions to forcible repatriation of North Korean escapees, UN experts said today, calling on the country to respect the principle of...
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China, Taiwan - Tropical cyclone KOINU, update (GDACS, JTWC, CMA) (ECHO Daily Flash of 09 October 2023)
Tropical cyclone KOINU passed over the Hengchun Peninsula, on the southernmost tip of Taiwan on 5 October as a typhoon and continued westward over the South China Sea on 5-8 October. On 9 October at...
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Open Joint Letter to President Xi Jinping Re: China’s Forcible Repatriation of North Korean Refugees
Dear President Xi Jinping, We are writing to express our concern about the resumption of forcible returns of North Koreans detained in the People’s Republic of China to the Democratic People’s...
China - Landslides and floods (media, CMA) (ECHO Daily Flash of 08 September 2023)
Heavy rainfall has been affecting northern China, particularly the Gansu Province, over the past 36 hours, triggering landslides and causing floods that have resulted in casualties and damage. Media...