Wind and hail in the north, floods in the south: 420 million people affected

Original title: Parts of northern China hit by wind and hail disasters

The south suffers flooding

Online illustration: This is hail photographed near the north gate of Beijing's Chaoyang Park on the afternoon of June 10. On the afternoon of June 10, Beijing's weather turned from clear to overcast, ushering in showers, with hail in some areas. Photo by Xinhua reporter Luo Xiaoguang

San Nong Express comprehensive report: A rapid disaster report released by the Ministry of Civil Affairs on the 12th shows that since June 9, short-term heavy rainfall and hail have occurred in parts of northern China, triggering wind and hail disasters. At the same time, heavy rainfall occurred in parts of the south, triggering flooding.

As of 9:00 on June 12, statistics show that the wind and hail disasters in the north have affected 277,000 people in 39 counties (cities, districts, banners) across 20 cities in 9 provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the central government), including Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Liaoning, Heilongjiang, Henan, Gansu and Ningxia, with 1 death and 2 missing; the affected crop area was 45,500 hectares, of which 5,700 hectares were completely lost; direct economic losses were 290 million yuan.

Statistics also show that the floods in the south have affected 143,000 people in 18 counties (cities, districts) across 9 cities (autonomous prefectures) in 4 provinces (autonomous regions), namely Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi and Guizhou, with 1 death, 5 missing, 11,000 people emergently relocated, and more than 4,900 people in need of emergency living assistance; more than 500 houses collapsed and more than 3,600 were damaged to varying degrees; the affected crop area was 8,000 hectares, of which more than 700 hectares were completely lost; direct economic losses were 130 million yuan. (Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, June 12)

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