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Catastrophe Report 3
January 1 – July 8,
2003 |
Flood - China
| Territory: |
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China |
| Region: |
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The eastern provinces of Hubei, Guangxi,
Jiangxi, Guizhou, Zhejiang, Hunan and Sichuan |
| Date: |
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late-June – early July |
| Event: |
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Floods |
| Impact: |
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The floods are the worst on the Huai river since
1991. As of June 30th, nearly 45 million people had been affected
of which over 28 million seriously. As well as damage to countless
buildings, lifelines – such as roads, power cables and
communication lines – have been either destroyed or seriously
damaged, as have extensive irrigation schemes. Preliminary estimates
put economic losses at 870 million US$, but this figure is almost
certain to rise. As of July 8th, thirteen fatalities have been
reported and 552,000 people have been evacuated. Over two million
hectares of crops have been damaged while 58,000 homes have
been destroyed and another 180,000 damaged. |
| Summary: |
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Violent storms and torrential rain since the
last week of June have severely affected ten provinces along
China's Huai river. Total rainfall in places has reached 500mm,
with up to 250mm of rain falling in a single hour in Herfeng
County (Hubei province. Currently, nearly two million people
in over six thousand villages are stranded by a river that is
flowing over a metre above danger level. At the time of writing
further heavy rain is forecast and the situation is expected
to worsen. |
| Data sources: |
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ReliefWeb
http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf |
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