China News Service, June 3, according to the website of the Ministry of Emergency Management, recently, the Ministry of Emergency Management, together with the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Ministry of Water Resources, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and the Meteorological Bureau, conducted a consultation analysis of the national natural disaster situation in May 2020 . It was verified that in May, natural disasters throughout the country were mainly hail, floods and droughts. Earthquakes, geological disasters, low-temperature freezing and snow disasters also occurred to varying degrees. Various natural disasters caused 13.312 million disasters, 53 deaths and disappearances, and 66,000 emergency transfers and resettlement; more than 2,200 houses collapsed and 281,000 houses were damaged; the affected area of crops was 1608.1 thousand hectares, of which 80.7 thousand hectares were received; The loss was 14.58 billion yuan.
Data map: Guangzhou streets under heavy rain. Photo by Chen Jimin
Strong convective weather is frequent, and hail disasters cause heavy losses
In May, there were 9 severe convective weather processes across the country, and 26 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) were affected by the hailstorm disaster. Among them, Shandong, Hubei, Guangxi, Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou and other provinces suffered severely. Shandong Province suffered three rounds of hailstorms in May, which affected 867,000 people in 58 counties (cities and districts) in 13 cities including Qingdao, Zibo and Yantai. Wheat, apples and cherries and other crops were affected by nearly 100,000 Hectares, direct economic loss of 3.9 billion yuan. Some areas of Guangxi suffered short-term thunderstorms and heavy rainfall around May 20, killing three people. According to statistics, the wind and hail disaster in May caused a total of 4.076 million disasters, 20 people died and disappeared, 199,000 houses were damaged, the affected area of crops was 453.5 thousand hectares, and the direct economic loss was 7.58 billion yuan.
The strongest rainfall process has occurred in many places in the south since this year, and the floods in Guangdong are more prominent
In May, there were 4 heavy rainfall weather processes throughout the country, and 20 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) were affected by floods and floods. Among them, Hunan, Guangdong, and Guangxi provinces (autonomous regions) were most affected by floods and floods. From May 2nd to 5th, Hunan Province experienced the strongest rainfall process since flooding, which caused a direct economic loss of 650 million yuan. From May 19th to 22nd, cities such as Guangzhou and Dongguan in Guangdong Province suffered severe waterlogging due to heavy rainfall, and secondary disasters such as landslides and mudslides occurred in many places, causing a total of 7 deaths in the province and a direct economic loss of 910 million yuan. In mid-to-late May, three rounds of flooding disasters occurred in Guangxi, killing 4 people. Jiangxi, Fujian, Hubei and other provinces with relatively severe flooding disasters are relatively stable. According to statistics, a total of 1.426 million people were affected by floods and floods in May, 12 people died, 72,000 houses were damaged, the crop area was 97.2 thousand hectares, and direct economic losses were 2.71 billion yuan. Compared with the average of the same period in the past five years, the number of deaths and direct economic losses due to disasters decreased by 79% and 64%, respectively.
Yunnan's drought situation continues to develop, and local droughts and floods turn sharply
Since May, most of Yunnan has experienced high-temperature and less-rainy weather again. The temperature is 1﹣4℃ higher than normal, and local precipitation is over 80% less. The drought situation has been aggravated again after partial relief in late April. The area affected by drought has expanded from 81 counties (cities, districts) to 104. The population needs to be rescued by drought for 1.152 million people, the area affected by crops is 694.8 thousand hectares, and the direct economic loss is 2.3 billion yuan. In addition, due to local strong convective weather, in late May, 11 cities (prefectures) such as Wenshan, Honghe, and Dehong suffered wind and hail disasters, droughts and floods in Nujiang Prefecture turned sharply, and many mountain collapses caused by heavy rainfall occurred continuously Landslides and mudslides have caused 9 deaths and disappeared. According to statistics, in May, the total number of deaths and direct economic losses caused by various natural disasters in Yunnan Province accounted for 26% and 23% of the national total.
The seismic activity is relatively active, and the Qiaojia M5.0 earthquake in Yunnan caused losses
In May, there were 9 earthquakes of magnitude 4 and above in mainland China, of which 3 earthquakes of magnitude 5 and above. On May 18, a magnitude 5.0 earthquake occurred in Qiaojia County, Yunnan. Due to the shallow depth of the source, the intensity of the polar earthquake zone reached 7 degrees. The secondary geological disaster caused 11 thousand people in Qiaojia and Ludian in Zhaotong City, 4 people were killed, more than 1,100 houses were damaged, and some transportation, power, communication and other infrastructures were damaged. In addition to the Qiaojia earthquake of magnitude 5.0 in Yunnan, earthquakes of magnitude 5.0 and 5.2 occurred in Wuqia County and Keping County in northwestern Xinjiang, causing a small number of local houses to be damaged. In addition, a magnitude 3.6 earthquake occurred in the Mentougou District of Beijing, causing no casualties or property damage.
The situation of forest fires is stable, and low-temperature freezing and snow disasters occur in the west
Affected by the heavy rainfall in most of the southern region in the early stage, and the effectiveness of the national wildfire special control actions, the overall situation of forest fires in May was stable. In May, under the influence of cold air, 4-6°C process cooling occurred in northwestern Heilongjiang and Ningxia, and rainfall (snow) occurred in central and eastern Tibet. An avalanche disaster occurred in Bianba County, Changdu, Tibet, killing 2 people. The frost-cooling weather process occurred in central Gansu and Qinghai, causing more than 100,000 hectares of crops to be affected, with a direct economic loss of nearly 500 million yuan.