How many major natural disasters have occurred in China since 2007?

(1) In July, the second flood occurred in Huaihe River Basin since 1954.

(2) On July 7/kloc-0, Chongqing was hit by the strongest thunderstorm in 1 15 years.

(3) On July 18, Jinan was hit by the biggest rainstorm since meteorological records were recorded.

(4) In mid-August, the super typhoon "Shengpa" ravaged seven southern provinces.

(5) On June 3rd, an earthquake of magnitude 6.4 occurred in Pu 'er, Yunnan.

(6) In early March, a rare snowstorm and storm surge hit Northeast China and North China.

(7) At the end of July, Shanxi, Shaanxi and Henan provinces suffered serious floods.

(8) In early June, continuous heavy rainfall hit seven southern provinces.

(9) In early July, Sichuan suffered from severe rainstorm and flood.

(10) From June to August, Northeast China suffered from severe summer drought.

The Ministry of Civil Affairs recently released the natural disasters and disaster relief in China in 2007, pointing out that since 2007, the climate in China has been abnormal, the rainfall has been seriously uneven, extreme weather events have occurred frequently, and disasters have occurred in many areas. Some areas have been repeatedly attacked for years, and disasters such as rainfall, floods and droughts in some areas have exceeded historical records, resulting in direct economic losses of 236.3 billion yuan.

According to statistics, in 2007, there were about 400 million people (times) affected by various natural disasters in China, with 2,325 deaths and emergency resettlement14.99 million people (times). The affected area of crops is 730 million mu, of which 86.2 million mu will not be harvested; 654.38+0.46 million houses collapsed.

According to reports, in 2007, natural disasters in China mainly showed five characteristics: First, there were many floods and droughts and heavy losses; Second, there are many points and wide areas, and the repeated disaster area is large; Third, the climate is abnormal and extreme weather events occur frequently; Fourth, the landing typhoon was late, with fewer casualties and losses; Fifth, the city was affected by the disaster, which had a profound economic and social impact.

According to industry analysis, floods, landslides and mudslides were the main disasters that killed people in 2007, accounting for about 63% of the national total, followed by wind and hail disasters. The main causes of death due to disasters are being washed away by floods (drowning), thunder and lightning, mountain collapse and debris flow burial, and building collapse. Among them, the proportion of death due to lightning increased from 14% in 2006 to 25%, and the number of death due to lightning was significantly higher than that in previous years.

In 2008, there were snowstorms, Wenchuan earthquake and numerous typhoons.