BEIJING (Reuters) -Natural disasters across China in the first half of 2025 brought direct economic losses of 54.11 billion ...

Among the 23 million people affected by natural disasters, 307 died or are missing. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more ...

In the first half of 2025, natural disasters inflicted significant losses in China, impacting over 23 million people and ...

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Natural disasters across China in the first half of 2025 have resulted in direct economic losses totalling 54.11 billion yuan ...

In the first half of 2025, natural disasters in China led to 54.11 billion yuan in economic losses, 307 casualties or missing ...

In the first three quarters of 2023, China's natural disasters including floods, typhoons, and geological disasters have affected more than 89.118 million people, leaving 499 dead and missing, the ...

Last year, China was hit by a number of deadly natural disasters, mining accidents, fires and gas explosions that called into question safety protocals throughout the country. Sign up here.

Last year natural disasters in China caused 345.45 billion yuan ($47.7 billion) of direct economic losses, with 691 people dead or missing, the ministry reported in January.

China tightened controls on handling accidents and disasters, increasing penalties on authorities that respond poorly and tightening government surveillance of media reporting on emergencies.

China’s central government said it would allocate an additional 50 million yuan ($7 million) from its natural disaster funds to help with flood prevention and relief work in the northeastern ...