China: Hailstorms - Mar 1991
Disaster description
A UNDRO/UNDP representative in Beijing reports that strong winds with hail and rainstorms struck Hunan province between 3 and 7 March 1991. Preliminary reports indicate the following damage: 69 people died, 1,000 people were injured with 300 hospitalized, 1,500 livestock were killed, 19,000 rooms were destroyed and 260,000 were damaged, and 500,000 hectares of crops were damaged. (UN DHA, 18 Mar 1991)