China Collapses! Extreme Disaster Ravages Country, Leaves People Desperate
Hello my friend. China has faced over 20 extreme weather events this year alone, affecting more than 100 million people. How can farmers survive when their lands are ravaged by such disasters? As you’ll see in this farming documentary, the resilience of rural communities is tested like never before.
China has been hit by devastating typhoons in recent years, with both frequency and intensity increasing dramatically. Typhoons typically strike the southeastern coast first, with provinces such as Guangdong, Fujian and Zhejiang bearing much of the initial brunt of the storm. In mid September, Shanghai was brought to a complete standstill. Authorities said it was the strongest typhoon to hit China's financial hub in more than seven decades, causing flights, trains and highways to be suspended during the National Day holiday.
Typhoon Bebinca made landfall in an industrial suburb in the southeast of the city of 25 million people at around 7:30 a.m. local time. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) said the storm had maximum sustained winds of 80 mph, equivalent to a Category 1 Atlantic hurricane.
The China Meteorological Administration recorded wind speeds of 94 mph near the eye of the storm when it made landfall. Media outlets and farming documentaries have described it as the strongest storm to hit Shanghai since 1949.
The government has issued a red typhoon alert, the most severe warning level, warning of strong winds, heavy rains and coastal flooding in large areas of eastern China.
In addition to Typhoon Bebinca hitting Shanghai, Typhoon Doksuri, which hit Fujian in 2023, is also a terrifying nightmare for local residents. With winds reaching 109 mph and rainfall often exceeding 12 inches in just 24 hours, it destroyed buildings, felled trees and cut power to large areas.
The terrible storms caused widespread and prolonged flooding, submerging many cities in China.
In April 2024, heavy rains caused floods in China, mainly affecting Guangdong Province. According to NOAA data in the China region, the 7 day rainfall data from April 22 to April 28, 2024 exceeded 135 mm. This is a terrible number. It has caused harm to more than 110,000 people, damaged more than 80 houses, and the total estimated damage is up to 140 million yuan.
A year ago, around July 2023, several floods hit China, mainly due to heavy rain in many areas such as Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei.
From 8 p.m. on July 3 to 8 p.m. on July 3, 24 districts and counties in Chongqing experienced torrential rain, and extremely heavy rain occurred in Wanzhou District, with the heaviest rainfall of the day occurring in Baiyan Village of Wanzhou's Changtan Town, reaching 251.5 mm.
On July 28, Typhoon Doksuri made landfall in Jinjiang, Fujian on July 28, then rapidly weakened upon entering the mainland and dissipated shortly thereafter. Some areas of Baoding, Xiong'an New Area, Shijiazhuang, Xingtai, and Handan are expected to experience extremely heavy rain (250 to 450 mm), with local rainfall potentially reaching more than 600 mm (24 in).
The average rainfall in Beijing is 276.5 mm (10.89 in); The heaviest rainfall occurred in Xincun in Shidu, Fangshan District, at 500.4 mm (19.70 in); the heaviest hourly rainfall occurred in Qianling Mountain, Fengtai District, at 111.8 mm (4.40 in) on July 31. The Beijing Flood Control Headquarters activated the city's flood control red early warning on July 30.
Historic floods have brought haunting and terrifying fear to the entire Chinese people. Share the video to continue tracking the damage caused by floods in China in Trending Farm's farming documentary.
Flooding in China is more severe than in any other country, with about 66% of the land area affected and 50% of the population affected. The financial losses from floods account for 1.42% of annual GDP, nearly 40 times higher than in the United States. Research for our farming documentary found that in 2021, Zhengzhou city in Henan province received 552.5 mm of rain in 24 hours, causing floods that affected 15 million people, damaged 400 and caused $19 billion in damage. In southern China, floods in 2020 affected 7.1 million people across eight provinces, damaged 54 and caused $3.33 billion in damage. Heavy rainfall events have increased by 10% over the past 60 years. This study, based on authoritative reports, explores the causes and impacts of floods and recommends mitigation strategies for policy makers.
The Ministry of Emergency Management (MEM) dispatched a working group to assess the disaster's impact and guide local relief efforts. Coordinating with Liaoning Province, MEM used satellite surveillance and drones for communication support. Around 500 members of the China National Fire Fighting and Rescue Team, along with 150 specialized rescuers and 50 units of equipment from China Anneng Construction Group, were sent to the affected areas. In some of the documents we obtained during the production of this farming documentary, according to the Henan Provincial Emergency Management Bureau, 27 rescue teams with 289 personnel, 81 large equipment units, including drainage vehicles and assault boats, were deployed to Nanyang, using emergency green channels for swift access.
The Henan branch of the Red Cross Society of China has provided 377 family relief kits to Nanyang, deploying 241 vehicles, 1,464 personnel, and rescuing 548 people while draining 44,700 tons of water. Additionally, the government allocated 50 million yuan ($6.88 million) for disaster relief to support affected livelihoods and agricultural drainage. In Hebei Province, over 1,000 rescue teams rushed to flood hit Zhuozhou, evacuating 125,100 people from 124 villages. These teams, including the Blue Sky Rescue Team, worked tirelessly to provide relief and repair damage. Share your words of gratitude to these heroes below this farming documentary, and subscribe to Trending Farm for updates on global agricultural developments.
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