What are the major global disasters this week?

1 , Inner Mongolia Hulunbeier suffered the first Blizzard this spring

March 13, Hulunbeier region experienced their first spring blizzard, heavy snow lead to local bus outage, highway closed, local people travel inconvenience. The local meteorological department has issued a Blizzard yellow warning signal for this blizzard, prompting the traffic, railway, power, communications and other departments to do a good job of road cleaning. The blizzard that occurred in the Hulun Buir area was caused by the influence of warm and humid air.

2, Guizhou wind hail caused 12.6 million people were affected

According to Ministry of Civil Affairs website news, Guizhou Provincial Civil Affairs Department report, as of March 15 9 Shi statistics, 12.6 million people were affected hail disasters caused direct economic losses of more than 72 million yuan. Report revealed that since March 12, Midwest suffered wind and hail disasters and sustainable development. As of March 15 9 Shi statistics, Guiyang, Bijie, southwest Guizhou 4 cities (autonomous prefectures) 10 counties (cities, districts) 12.6 million people were affected; damaged nearly 100 homes in varying degrees; crops affected area of 7.6 million hectares, of which 1.9 one thousand hectares of crops; direct economic losses of more than 72 million yuan.

3 , Forest fires in Tamil Nadu, India

According to ANI news agency reported, March 12, the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu Kurangani mountain massive forest fires, resulting in at least nine tourists were killed and 18 wounded. The death toll was 4 women, 4 men and one child.

4. Tornado hit the southern Italian city

Local time on the evening of March 12, the province of Caserta in southern Italy, Maddaloni and other cities suddenly strong tornado, many houses were thrown to the roofs, trees were uprooted, the hurricane went in ruins. Winds cause many power outages in the area, also killing eight people were injured, including one seriously.

5 , South Africa declares drought into national disaster and triggers water crisis

March 15, the South African Cabinet issued a statement, said the drought in some areas of the country has entered a state of national disaster and caused water crisis. The drought affected many provinces in south-central South Africa, the worst in 23 years. Western Cape is the hardest hit by the drought, and the drought in Cape Town is even more like a “four-hundred year” drought. According to the director of the Western Cape's Economic Development Department, the province’s agricultural sector’s revenue after deducting costs will be reduced by 5.9 billion rand compared with last year , and 30,000 people are unemployed. In response to the water crisis, Cape Town City Hall from February 1 to implement water restrictions order requiring drinking water per person per day limited to 50 liters, and outdoor irrigation use of groundwater in the outdoors are restricted. In an interview with the Western Cape Province in recent days, the reporter saw that the drought not only affected agricultural and industrial production, but even greatly affected the daily water use of residents. Many water use points posted government slogans calling for water conservation. In order to save water, some fast food restaurants have been forced to close down their toilets.

6, yellow fever death toll rose to 300 people in Brazil

March 14, Brazilian Ministry of Health reported that from last July 1 to March 13 of this year, Brazil's national total of confirmed cases of yellow fever 920 cases, of which 300 people died. The Brazilian Ministry of Health stated that Brazil had reported a total of 3483 suspected cases of yellow fever , of which 1,794 were excluded and 769 were still under investigation. The July 1, 2016 to March 13, 2017, 610 confirmed cases of yellow fever cases, including 196 cases of death. At present, the serious impact of yellow fever in Brazil is still in Minas Gerais, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. The number of yellow fever cases diagnosed in the three states was 415 , 376 , and 123 , respectively, and the deaths were 130 , 120 , and 49 respectively . In addition, Espirito Santo confirmed cases of yellow fever in 5 cases, Brasilia Federal District confirmed cases and deaths reported in 1 case. A briefing on the Brazilian Ministry of Health issued on March 8. There were 3234 suspected cases , of which 846 were confirmed and 260 were confirmed to have died of yellow fever.

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