China News Network, March 5th. The Emergency Management Department released the basic information on the national natural disasters in February 2020 on the website on the 5th. Data show that in February, China's various natural disasters caused a total of 216,000 disasters and 2 deaths; more than 4,000 houses were damaged; the affected area of crops was 11.3000 hectares, of which 1,000 hectares were lost; direct economic losses were 360 million yuan.
Data map: Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region was affected by cold air invasion, and there was snowfall on the evening of February 18. China News Agency reporter Liu Xinshe
According to the report: Recently, the Ministry of Emergency Management, in conjunction with the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Ministry of Water Resources, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the Meteorological Bureau and other departments and units, conducted a consultation analysis on the national natural disaster situation in February 2020. It was approved that in February, China's natural disasters were mainly caused by low-temperature freezing and snow disasters, hail disasters, and forest and grassland fires and earthquakes. Various natural disasters caused a total of 216,000 disasters and 2 deaths; more than 4,000 houses were damaged; the affected area of crops was 11.3000 hectares, of which 1,000 hectares were lost; direct economic loss was 360 million yuan.
The report pointed out that in February, there were two cold air processes affecting China. Among them, the first national cold wave process this year affected China from north to south on 13-16. This cold wave has a wide range of rain and snow, complicated weather phenomena, and a cooling rate. Vigorous and so on. Affected by this, rain to sleet or snow has appeared in North China, Northeast China, Huanghuai, Jianghuai, Jianghan, and Jiangnan, and heavy snow or blizzard has appeared in some areas. Low temperature freezing and snow disasters caused a total of 96,000 people in 11 provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities) including Liaoning, Hebei, Shandong, and Sichuan, and the direct economic loss was 210 million yuan. Compared with the average of the same period in the past five years, the direct economic loss decreased by 30%. Daily rainfall in 31 counties in Beijing, Hebei, Inner Mongolia and other places exceeded local historical extremes in February. According to statistics, during this round of rain and snow, the area covered by rain and snow in the central and eastern part of China was about 4.6 million square kilometers, and the meteorological level of forest and grassland fire danger in most of the northern and central and eastern parts of the country decreased.
According to preliminary statistics, there were 58 forest fires nationwide in February, one person died, and the area of the damaged forest was about 5 hectares. No major forest fires occurred, and 2 grassland fires occurred. In addition, due to the precipitation and snowfall process, the meteorological drought that occurred in most parts of South China in the early stage was basically relieved.
The report shows that from February 12th to 15th, the first large-scale strong convective weather process of this year occurred in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, Jiangnan, and South China, and hail, thunderstorms, or short-term heavy precipitation occurred in some areas. On February 14, rainfall, thunder, and windy weather occurred in most of Hubei. 25 counties and cities had extreme wind speeds exceeding 8 (17 m / s), and Jinsha Town, Chongyang County had a maximum wind speed of 11 (29 m / s). Hail appeared in many places, causing damage to homes and crops. According to statistics, in February, hail disasters caused a total of 108,000 people in 14 provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities) including Hubei, Hunan, Yunnan, Jiangxi, and Guangxi. One person died. The area affected by crops was 6.8 thousand hectares, with direct economic losses of 110 million yuan. .
In February, three earthquakes of magnitude 5 or above occurred in mainland China, concentrated in the western region, and the disaster impact and direct economic losses caused by them were the lowest in the same period in the past five years. Among them, the magnitude 5.1 earthquake in Qingbaijiang District, Chengdu, Sichuan, on February 3, caused more than 200 people to be resettled, more than 200 houses were damaged, and direct economic losses were nearly 30 million yuan. On February 21, the earthquake near the magnitude 5.0 earthquake in Gaize County, Ali District, Tibet, and the magnitude 5.1 earthquake in Jiashi County, Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang were near uninhabited areas, with relatively little impact.