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In 2021, 107 million people were affected by natural disasters nationwide, a decrease of 28% compared with the average in the past five years.

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Original title: 107 million people affected by natural disasters nationwide in 2021, a decrease of 28% compared with the average of the past five years

China News Service, Beijing, January 20 (Reporter Guo Chaokai) The reporter learned from the press conference of the Ministry of Emergency Management on the 20th that in 2021, a total of 107 million people were affected by various natural disasters across the country, a decrease of 28% compared with the average of the past five years. .

The Ministry of Emergency Management, together with the relevant member units of the National Disaster Reduction Committee, conducted consultations and approvals on the national natural disaster situation in 2021. In 2021, a total of 107 million people were affected by various natural disasters across the country, 867 people died or missing due to disasters, 162,000 houses collapsed, and the direct economic loss was 334.02 billion yuan, a decrease of 28% and 10.4% respectively compared with the average value of the past five years. , 18.6% and 5.5%.

The natural disasters throughout the year have the following characteristics: First, the regional characteristics of disasters are obvious in stages. Second, extreme heavy rainfall occurs frequently, and flood disasters are severe in North China and Northwest China. Third, strong convective weather such as tornadoes is sudden, and the wind and hail disasters are widespread. Fourth, the overall drought situation in the whole country is relatively light, and the local drought situation occurs in stages. Fifth, the number of typhoons landing is relatively small, and the typhoon “fireworks” has a greater impact on East China. Sixth, the intensity of seismic activity has increased, and many strong earthquakes have occurred in the western region. Seventh, there were obviously more cold waves, and local snow disasters in the Northeast were heavier. Eighth, forest and grassland fires were generally stable, and no major fires occurred. (Finish)

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【Editor: Liu Huan】


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