Top Ten International Natural Disasters in 2021

Recently, the emergency management department–The Institute of Disaster Reduction and Emergency Management of the Ministry of Education and other units make full use of the global disaster database platform (https://www.gddat.cn) monitoring data and international mainstream database related materials, analysis of global related data held by earthquake, meteorology and other units, comprehensive consideration of disaster losses and the scope and degree of their impact, the extreme intensity of disasters, the attention of the international community, the representativeness of similar disasters and other principles, selected.2021Top ten international natural disasters in.

The selected top ten natural disasters generally reflect.2021Main characteristics of international natural disasters in.2021In, the global natural disaster situation was complicated, and there were many extreme disasters. The losses caused by extreme climate and weather events were rising, and the losses and impacts of compound disasters were aggravated. It was still a major earthquake that caused a large number of casualties at one time.

1.What happened to Haiti7.3Magnitude earthquake

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eightmoon14sunseventime29Points, Haiti suffered.7.3M _ s earthquake, focal depth10Kilometers On the morning of the same day, Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry declared a month-long national emergency in Haiti. The earthquake caused at least2248People die,329People are missing,12268People are injured, about80Ten thousand people were affected,13.8Ten thousand houses were damaged or destroyed.

2.The United States and Canada suffered from historic high temperature and drought.

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sixmoon-7April, American West90%The above areas are in a historical and life-threatening state of high temperature and drought, and the temperature in Litton, British Columbia, Canada has reached.47.5Celsius, the highest temperature ever recorded in Canada. bysevenmoon26Japan, high temperature and drought caused the United States and Canada to surpass.1319People died, and thousands of people went to the hospital for emergency treatment because of high temperature, which exceeded5800Ten thousand people are affected by high temperature and drought.

3.Western Europe suffers from "once in a thousand years" flood.

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sevenmoon14On April 20, heavy rains in Germany caused floods, which flooded towns and villages in western and southern Germany, causing buildings to collapse and residents to be trapped. Heavy rains have also triggered natural disasters such as landslides and mudslides. Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands are also affected. bysevenmoon25Japan, the flood caused Western Europe to surpass205People die,176People are missing, tens of thousands of people are homeless, and economic losses exceed430Billion dollars.

4.The Philippines was hit hard by Typhoon Rey.

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twelvemoon16Day,2021Niandi22Typhoon "Rey" landed on Siagao Island, a holiday island in the northern surigao province of Mindanao, and then swept northwest along Mindanao and Mishaye Islands.eightThe second landing in the Philippines. The Philippine National Disaster Reduction Committee issued a briefing saying that as oftwelvemoon26Day, "Ray" at least led to the Philippines.378People die, otherwise60People are missing,742People were injured, and the affected population reached.395Wan; Economic losses are estimated to exceed204Philippine pesos (about RMB)25.9One hundred million yuan).

5.Heavy rains in Indonesia and East Timor caused serious floods.

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fourmoonthreeSolsticefourAffected by tropical cyclone "Fu Fu", heavy rains occurred in southeast Indonesia and parts of East Timor, resulting in serious floods. byeightmoon18Day, resulting in two countries222Three people were killed, dozens were missing and tens of thousands were displaced. Floods caused landslides, damaged roads, flooded city streets, and damaged or destroyed thousands of houses, hospitals and bridges.

6.Glacier fracture in northern India causes floods.

　

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2moonsevenOn the morning of, a glacier fracture occurred in Jamori County, Uttarakhand, India, which triggered large-scale floods on the Alleghenyanda River and the Tauligenga River, destroying local residents’ houses and two hydropower stations in the area.sixSeveral bridges, construction tunnels, oil sites and other facilities have forced thousands of people in the surrounding areas to evacuate urgently. bythreemoonnineDay, the number of deaths and missing persons caused by disasters exceeded207People, the missing are mainly hydropower station workers destroyed by floods.

fourmoon23Glacier fracture occurred again in Bangjiemoli County, causing avalanche disaster, resulting in46People died and disappeared.

7.Floods and landslides caused by heavy rains in India and Nepal

　

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10moon15On April 20, heavy rains fell in the northeastern Indian state of Akhandan, the southwestern state of Kerala and parts of Nepal, causing natural disasters such as flash floods and landslides. by10moon22Japan, the disaster caused at least two countries in India and Nepal.201People died, a large number of residents were trapped, some houses and infrastructure were destroyed, crops were seriously affected, and millions of people’s lives were affected.

8.The United States has been hit by extremely cold weather

　

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2moon11Solstice18The United States was hit by extremely cold weather, and the temperature in many places hit a new low in recent years. Among them, Texas ushered in a once-in-a-century severe cold wave, including the Pacific Northwest, the Great Plains to the mid-Atlantic States, and there were severe cold weather with heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) weather forecast center data, from2moontwelveSolstice16Day, at least2400A low temperature record was equal to or broken, and five tornadoes were also encountered. bythreemoon26Japan, the disaster caused the United States at least111People die. The rare winter storm triggered the "Texas crisis", with icy roads, blocked roads, hundreds of flights cancelled and traffic interrupted.four hundredTen thousand people suffered from long-term power outages,1400More than ten thousand residents have water supply and heating problems; Due to the power outage, the production of oil, gas and oil refining in Dezhou was interrupted, and the economic loss exceeded.230Billion dollars. United States of America15A state2000Several vaccination sites were blacked out, and the vaccination sites in COVID-19 had to be temporarily closed.

9.The United States was hit by a winter tornado.

　

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twelvemoon10Late in the day11Early in the morning, Kentucky, Arkansas, etc. in central America.sixStates have suffered at least32A tornado hit. In Kentucky, dual-polarization radar detected a tornado at about500The radial speed of meters at high altitude exceeds100rice/Seconds is the highest record since the observation of dual polarization radar. bytwelvemoon14Day, this tornado event caused92People died, it is estimated that more than 100 people; Among them, Kentucky has the most serious disaster, with at least74People die; In addition, there are still109The whereabouts of people are unknown, and the affected population exceeds5500Ten thousand people.

10.The United States was hit hard by Hurricane Ida.

　

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eightmoon29At noon, the category 4 hurricane "Ida" landed in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, and then continued northward, bringing severe weather such as strong winds and heavy rains to the southern and northeastern parts of the United States, and causing disasters such as storm surges and floods. byninemoon2Day, the disaster caused at least88People died, millions were affected, and caused infrastructure damage, large-scale power failure, water supply difficulties, fuel shortage and other problems, and economic losses exceeded950Billion dollars. This hurricane has become one of the strongest hurricanes in the United States in a hundred years.

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