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What natural disasters have occurred in China since 2008?
Snowstorm, Wenchuan earthquake, Yushu earthquake, Ya 'an earthquake, Zhouqu mudslide, etc.

1, snowstorm

From June 5, 2008 to1October 3, 2008, China, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang and other 20 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) suffered from low temperature, rain, snow and freezing disasters to varying degrees.

As of February 24th, there were 1.29 people dead, 4 people missing and 1.66 million people resettled urgently. The affected area of crops was 65.438+0.78 billion mu, resulting in 87.64 million mu of disasters, with no harvest of 25.36 million mu; 485,000 houses collapsed and 6,543,800 houses were damaged;

The direct economic loss due to the disaster is 1.5 1.65 billion yuan. The damaged forest covers an area of nearly 279 million mu, and 30,000 national key protected wild animals were frozen to death or frostbite in the snowstorm. The affected population has exceeded 1 100 million.

Seven provinces, including Anhui, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Guangxi, Sichuan and Guizhou, suffered the most.

2. Wenchuan earthquake

5 12 Wenchuan Earthquake (2008 Wenchuan Earthquake), also known as "Wenchuan Earthquake", occurred on May 12, 2008, Beijing time 14: 28: 4, and its epicenter was located in Yingxiu Town, Wenchuan County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province (31..

According to the revised data of Seismological Bureau of China, the magnitude of surface wave of Wenchuan earthquake on 5. 12 was 8.0. According to the data of Japan Meteorological Agency, the seismic wave of Wenchuan earthquake on May 12 confirmed that * * * circled the earth 6 times.

The earthquake affected most parts of China and many countries and regions in Asia. The earthquake was felt in Inner Mongolia in the north of China, Shanghai in the east, Tibet in the west, Hong Kong in China and Taiwan Province Province in China in the south, and Thailand, Viet Nam, the Philippines and Japan outside China.

5. 12 Wenchuan earthquake severely damaged an area of about 500,000 square kilometers, including extremely hard-hit * *10 counties (cities), hard-hit ***4 1 county (city), and generally hard-hit * *186 counties (cities).

As of September 25th, 2008, the 512 Wenchuan earthquake * * killed 69,227 people,17,923 people were missing, 374,643 people were injured to varying degrees, and19,930,300 people lost their homes, with a total population of 46.256 million.

As of September 2008, the 512 Wenchuan earthquake caused direct economic losses of 84,565,438+400 million yuan. 5. 12 Wenchuan earthquake is the most destructive, widespread, disastrous and difficult earthquake since the founding of the People's Republic of China.

3. Yushu earthquake

201April 14, 6 earthquakes occurred in Yushu city, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, with the highest magnitude of 7. 1, which occurred at 7: 49, and the epicenter of the earthquake was near Yushu city.

As of May 30, 20 10/8, with the approval of the Civil Affairs Department of Qinghai Province, the Public Security Department of Qinghai Province and the Yushu Prefecture Government in accordance with relevant procedures, the Yushu earthquake has caused 2,698 people to die, of which 2,687 people have been identified, and 270 people are missing.

Victims with confirmed identities: male 1290, female1397; There are 2,537 people in Yushu, Qinghai and 54 people from other provinces (including Hong Kong 1 person); 199 students were killed.

4. Ya 'an earthquake

The Ya 'an earthquake of magnitude 4.20 occurred at 8: 02 on April 20th, 20 13, Beijing time in Lushan County, Ya 'an City, Sichuan Province (latitude 30.3, longitude 103.0). The focal depth is 13km.

Chengdu, Ya 'an and Leshan in Sichuan Province, Baoji, Hanzhong and Ankang in Shaanxi Province all felt strong earthquakes. According to the report of the Emergency Office of Ya 'an Municipal Government, more than 99% houses in Longmen Township, Lushan County collapsed in the epicenter, and hospitals and inpatient departments stopped working, and water and electricity were cut off.

As of April 24, 20 13 10, * * * there were 4045 aftershocks, with aftershocks of magnitude 3 or above 103, and the largest aftershock was 5.7. Affected population 1.52 million, and affected area 1.2500 square kilometers.

According to the website of Seismological Bureau of China, as of 24th 14: 30, 196 people were killed, 2 1 people were missing, and1/470 people were injured. After the earthquake, Sichuan Province immediately started the first-level emergency procedure, and the military region troops urgently dispatched 2,000 people to Lushan, and two helicopters have already taken off.

In addition, China Seismological Network officially determined that an earthquake of magnitude 4.0 occurred in Baoxing County, Ya 'an City, Sichuan Province (30.3 degrees north latitude, 0/02.8 degrees east longitude) on June 5, 2065438 18: 30, with a focal depth of 18 km.

5. Zhouqu Debris Flow

20 10 At about 22: 00 on August 7th, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, a sudden rainstorm occurred in the mountainous area in the northeast of Zhouqu County, with the rainfall reaching 97mm and lasting for more than 40 minutes, causing serious geological disasters of mountain torrents in four gullies such as Sanyanyu and Luojiayu. The debris flow is about 5 kilometers long, with an average width of 300 meters, an average thickness of 5 meters and a total volume of 7.5 million cubic meters. The area it flows through has been razed to the ground.

As of September 7th, 20 10, 557 people died, 284 people were missing and 23 15 people were treated in outpatient department.