107 people dead and 111.1 billion yuan cost

107 people dead and 111.1 billion yuan cost
Feb 14, 2008 03:40
ICEBERG Points: Join Date: Sep 10, 2007 Status: offline	Source: Xinhua News. According to the news, snow storm has left 107 people dead and the direct economic loss has reached 111.1 billion yuan. "Twenty-one provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities have been affected. About 1.5 million people have been relocated, and 1.93 million people were left stranded before finding transport." "The freak weather affected almost 24.4 million hectares of farmland and 18.6 million hectares of forests, leading to the collapse of about 354,000 houses." "China's Ministry of Finance has spent 2.7 billion yuan (US$375 million) over the past month on relief for areas affected by the severe winter weather and has allocated another 6.3 billion yuan for the work, senior ministry official You Mingchun said on Thursday." To supplement, some foreign countries and international organizations, people in Hong Kong and Macao and overseas Chinese have offered their hands to those affected people in disaster areas.

Feb 14, 2008 03:40

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Source: Xinhua News.

According to the news, snow storm has left 107 people dead and the direct economic loss has reached 111.1 billion yuan.

"Twenty-one provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities have been affected. About 1.5 million people have been relocated, and 1.93 million people were left stranded before finding transport."

"The freak weather affected almost 24.4 million hectares of farmland and 18.6 million hectares of forests, leading to the collapse of about 354,000 houses."

"China's Ministry of Finance has spent 2.7 billion yuan (US$375 million) over the past month on relief for areas affected by the severe winter weather and has allocated another 6.3 billion yuan for the work, senior ministry official You Mingchun said on Thursday."

To supplement, some foreign countries and international organizations, people in Hong Kong and Macao and overseas Chinese have offered their hands to those affected people in disaster areas.

Feb 15, 2008 00:50	#1
KEVIN0518 Points: Join Date: Mar 13, 2007 Status: Offline	"According to the news, snow storm has left 107 people dead and the direct economic loss has reached 111.1 billion yuan." 107 people were dead? Some traffic policemen and electricity workers also sacrificed their lives while fighting heavy snow. I wonder if they were included. The news reports that China has made victory in snow fight. Looking forward to more good news.

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