Natural disasters in China

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 49. Chapters: Droughts in China, Earthquakes in China, Floods in China, 2008 Sichuan earthquake, 2010 China floods, 2010 Yushu earthquake, 2008 Chinese winter storms, Winter storms of 2009-2010 in East Asia, 2010 China drought and dust storms, Banqiao Dam, 1976 Tangshan earthquake, 2008 Panzhihua earthquake, 1970 Tonghai earthquake, 2011 Burma earthquake, 2010 Gansu mudslide, Thrangu Monastery, 1556 Shaanxi earthquake, 2008 South China floods, 2011 Yunnan earthquake, List of earthquakes in China, 2008 Yingjiang earthquakes, Great Flood, 2010-2011 China drought, 1932 Changma earthquake, 2001 Kunlun earthquake, 1927 Gulang earthquake, 1981 Dawu earthquake, 2009 Yunnan earthquake, 1920 Haiyuan earthquake, 2006 Yanjin earthquake, 1996 Lijiang earthquake, List of earthquakes in Sichuan, 1918 Shantou earthquake, 2003 Bachu earthquake, 2009 Xinjiang earthquake, 1975 Haicheng earthquake, 1998 Yangtze River floods, 1931 Fuyun earthquake, 1997 Jiashi earthquakes, 1642 Kaifeng flood, 2009 Luoding flood, 2005 Ruichang earthquake, 2008 Damxung earthquake, 1290 Chihli earthquake, 1976 Songpan-Pingwu earthquake, 1997 Manyi earthquake, 1966 Xingtai earthquake, 1969 Yangjiang earthquake, 1933 Diexi earthquake, 1985 Luquan earthquake, 1969 Bohai earthquake, 1985 Wuqia earthquake, 2000 Yunnan earthquake, Southern China Flood of 2006, Shalan Town Flood of 2005, Eastern China flood of 1991. Excerpt: The 2008 Sichuan earthquake or the Great Sichuan Earthquake was a deadly earthquake that measured at 8.0 Ms and 7.9 Mw occurred at 14:28:01.42 CST (02:28:01.42 EDT) on May 12, 2008 in Sichuan province of China and killed at least 68,000 people. It is also known as the Wenchuan earthquake (Chinese: ; pinyin: Wènchuan dà dìzhèn), after the location of the earthquake's epicenter, Wenchuan County in Sichuan province. The epicenter was 80 kilometres (50 mi) west-northwest of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan, with a focal depth of 19 kilometres (12 mi). The earthquake was also felt in nearby countries and as far away as both Beijing and Shanghai-1,500 kilometres (932 mi) and 1,700 kilometres (1,056 mi) away-where office buildings swayed with the tremor. Official figures (as of July 21, 2008 12:00 CST) state that 69,197 are confirmed dead, including 68,636 in Sichuan province, and 374,176 injured, with 18,222 listed as missing. The earthquake left about 4.8 million people homeless, though the number could be as high as 11 million. Approximately 15 million people lived in the affected area. It was the deadliest earthquake to hit China since the 1976 Tangshan earthquake, which killed at least 240,000 people, and the strongest since the 1950 Chayu earthquake in the country, which registered at 8.5 on Richter magnitude scale. It is the 21st deadliest earthquake of all time. Strong aftershocks, some exceeding magnitude 6, continued to hit the area even months after the main quake, causing new casualties and damage. On November 6, 2008, the central government announced that it will spend 1 trillion yuan (about $146.5 billion) over the next three years to rebuild areas ravaged by the earthquake. (See also, China economic stimulus program.) The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.9 Ms and 7.9 Mw. The epicenter was in Wenchuan County, Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, 80 km west/northwest of the provincial capital city of Chengdu, with its main tremor occurring at 14:28:01.