Home Disasters: Typhoon China News Service (2002-09-08)

Typhoon "Sinlaku" caused 15 deaths and RMB1 billion of economic loss in Wenzhou

( Abstract )

Report from People's Daily Net says that until 6 o'clock this morning incomplete statistics show that Typhoon "Sinlaku" caused 4,54 million people from 192 townships to suffer from it. Of them are 15 deaths, one missing in Wenzhou City. Primary estimation says that the direct economic loss is RMB979 million.

Statistics indicate that during the attack of the typhoon, Wenzhou has 3,800 rooms collapsed, 60,520 hectares of crops suffered from it. 395 kilometers of highway, 147 kilometers of electric wires and 127 kilometers of telecommunication wires were damaged. 17,833 industrial and mining enterprises stopped production...



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