BEIJING, May 8 (Xinhua) — According to the website of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, from May to 6, a large range of strong winds and dust weather appeared in the northern region, among which sandstorms and local strong sandstorms occurred in parts of northern Inner Mongolia, the minimum visibility is about 300 meters; The affected area of sand and dust is 2.35 million square kilometers. At the same time, there are 5-7 winds in the above areas, and the maximum gust wind force in some areas of Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang reaches 9-10.
As of 9:00 on May 8, Hebei, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang 6 provinces (autonomous regions) 24 cities (autonomous prefectures, unions) 55 counties (cities, districts, flags) 54000 people were affected and 3 died; The crop damage area 3.9 thousand hectares, of which nearly 300 hectares were lost; 13000 houses were damaged to varying degrees; The direct economic loss was nearly 72 million yuan. The specific disaster situation is as follows.
According to the report of the civil affairs department of Hebei province, more than 4,500 people in 8 counties (districts) of Tangshan, Zhangjiakou and Chengde cities were affected, and the direct economic loss was more than 200 million yuan.
According to the report of Shanxi provincial civil affairs department, more than 4600 people in Houma city and Yicheng County of Linfen city were affected, with more than 400 hectares of crops damage area and direct economic losses of nearly 4 million yuan.
According to the report of civil affairs department of Inner Mongolia autonomous region, 14000 people in 13 counties (districts and flags) of 6 cities (League) including Baotou, Hulunbuir and Bayannaoer were affected; Nearly 600 houses were damaged to varying degrees; the crop damage area 3.1 thousand hectares, of which more than 200 hectares were eliminated; The direct economic loss was nearly 13 million yuan.
According to the report of the civil affairs department of Liaoning province, one person died in Xiuyan Manchu Autonomous County of Anshan city.
According to the report of the civil affairs department of Jilin province, 30000 people in 24 counties (cities and districts) of 8 cities (autonomous prefectures) including Changchun, Jilin and Siping were affected and 2 died; 13000 houses were damaged to varying degrees; crops damage area nearly 300 hectares; Direct economic losses of more than 4800 million yuan.
According to the report of the civil affairs department of Heilongjiang province, more than 500 people in 7 counties (cities and districts) in 5 cities including Qiqihar, Daqing and Yichun were affected, and more than 100 houses were damaged to varying degrees, resulting in direct economic losses of nearly 4 million yuan.
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zhongxin.com, May 8 (Xinhua) according to the website of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, from May to 6, a wide range of strong winds and dust weather occurred in the northern region, among which sandstorms and local strong sandstorms occurred in parts of northern Inner Mongolia, minimum visibility is about 30