China: Hailstorms - May 1992
Disaster description
Hunan and Sichuan provinces were affected by rain and hailstorms between 18 and 21 april 1992. According to Chinese authorities, the following damage was caused by the storms: deaths: 109, population affected: 7.7 million, rooms collapsed: more than 60,000, damaged crops: 390 thousand hectares in Sichuan province. (UN DHA, 15 May 1992)