China Typhoon Winnie Situation Report No.2

China - Typhoon Winnie
DHA-Geneva Situation Report No. 2
General situation

1. Through the UNDP/DHA Resident Representative, the Ministry of Civil affairs reports that in addition to the Zhejiang Province, the Provinces of Fujian, Jiangsu and Shandong have also been seriously affected by the passage of Typhoon Winnie. In the Shandong Province, from 19 to 20 August, 46 counties and cities received rainfall of more than 100 mm, and sea and water embankments were ruined in more than a hundred places

Latest figures

2. Latest figures indicate that in these four provinces approximately 29.60 million people have been affected of whom 2.160 million in 3,562 villages were surrounded by flood waters. 1.412 million people have been evacuated. 1. 128 million houses have been partially or totally damaged and some 1.429 million ha of crops have been damaged or totally lost. The direct economic loss is now estimated at 22. 21 billion yuan RMB (approximately US $ 2.68 billion).

National response

3. The relief operation continues with the participation of national and local authorities. Working teams from the Ministry of Civil Affairs are working in the disaster affected areas.