Natural Disasters In China 2013

This list contains all major natural disasters in China in 2013 with detail report.

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August 2013

• August 26: Yunnan, China landslide hits hospital
  Landslide in Yiliang in Yunnan province of China hit People's Hospital.
• August 21: SW China landslide claims 5
  Landslide in southwest Guizhou Province of China has claimed lives of at least five people, Xinhua reported.
• August 20: Tornado hits Guangzhou, China
  Video by Shanghaiist taken in Cencun Village, showing a tornado that formed during the typhoon Utor.
• August 18: Worst flooding in 3 decades in China’s Heilongjiang Province
  Worst flooding in three decades in Heilongjiang Province of China has claimed lives of at least 11 people and left 3 others missing.
• August 17: Chinese landslides claim 4
  Chinese landslides have claimed lives of at least four people and left 13 others missing, Xinhua reported.
• August 15: Typhoon Utor in China
  Typhoon Utor in China has claimed lives of at least one people and left five others missing.
• August 9: China hailstorm 2013
  Hailstorms in eastern China have claimed lives of at least six people and injured three, Xinhua News reported.
• August 1: Shanghai heat wave 2013
  Hottest temperature in 140 years!

July 2013

• July 26: Landslide in Gansu, China
  Landslide in Gansu province of China has claimed lives of at least seven people and left fifteen others missing. 
• July 25: Jaw dropping video of China landslide
  This Jaw dropping video footage shows a huge landslide in Sichuan province of China.
• July 21: Gansu earthquake 2013
  M 5.9 very strong earthquake in Gansu, China has claimed several lives. Check latest updates.
• July 21: Shangnan, China landslide claims 1
  Landslide in Shangnan, China has claimed life of at least one people and injured eighteen others.
• July 18: Tropical storm Cimaron hits Fujian Province of China
  Tropical storm Cimaron made landfall in Fujian Province of China at 8:30 p.m Thursday night, Flood control office said today.
• July 15: Typhoon Soulik claims 5 in China, Taiwan
  Typhoon Soulik has claimed lives of at least five people in China and Taiwan.
• July 11: China hit by worst floods in 50 years
  The worst floods in 50 years in Western China have claimed lives of seven people and left 48 missing.
• July 10: Sichuan, China landslide claims lives of at least 12
  Landslide in Sichuan province of China has buried at least 30 people and destroyed 11 houses.
• July 9: Yellow alert for rainstorms in China
  China meteorological station has issued a yellow alert for rainstorms across the country.
• July 8: At least 50 injured in tornado in Gaoyou, China
  At least fifty people got injured with seven in critical condition after a tornado hit Gaoyou city of China.
• July 6: Floodwater sweeps bridge in Shangzhi City
  At least three people have gone missing after floodwaters swept away a bridge in Shangzhi City, Heilongjiang Province of China.
• July 5: Landslide in Yanjin County, China
  Landslide in Yanjin County of China has buried at least nine people.
• July 1: Tropical storm Rumbia in China
  China government has issued a national early disaster warning asking local governments to prepare for tropical storm Rumbia.

June 2013

• June 30: Flooding, landslides in China claim 14
  Recent flooding and landslides across China have claimed lives of at least 14 people.
• June 29: Landslide in Hunan, China
  Landslide caused by heavy rainstorm has claimed lives of at least two people in Hunan Province of China. 
• June 27: Hubei landslide claims 1
  Landslide in Hubei province of China has claimed life of one people and left two others missing.
• June 22: Tropical storm Bebinca makes landfall in China
  At least four fishermen are missing as tropical storm Bebinca makes landfall in South China. 
• June 22: Landslide in Luzhou, China
  At least seven people have been trapped in a landslide in Luzhou City in Sichuan Province of China.
• June 20: Flood traps 100 school students in Tianshui, China
  At least 100 middle school students and teachers have been trapped in their school due to a flood, Xinhua reported.
• June 19: Flood claims 2 in Xinjiang, China
  Flooding and landslides in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China have claimed lives of at least two people and affected 45,000 others.
• June 8: S. China rain claims 15
  Heavy rainfall in southern China have claimed lives of at least 15 people, the National Commission for Disaster Reduction said.

May 2013

• May 30: Flood in Xinjiang, China
  Flood in Xinjiang, China has claimed lives of two people and affected over 16,400.
• May 26: Flooding in South China
  A yellow alert has been issued for rainstorms in south China.
• May 25: China colliery flood
  At least nine dead and one reported missing in coal mine flooding in Zhangqiu in Shandong Province of China.
• May 17: Southern China storms
  Weekend rainstorms in southern China have claimed lives of atleast 33 people and left 12 people missing.
• May 16: Landslide in Fujian, China
  A landslide in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province has claimed lives of three people.
• May 12: Landslide in Tianzhu, China
  Landslide in Tianzhu County, Guizhou Province of China has claimed lives of at least five people and injured three others.
• May 9: House collapsed due to rain in Pingjiang, China
  3 killed by rain-triggered collapse in Pingjiang, China.
• May 7: Landslide disaster in Yiyang, China
  Landslide disaster in Yiyang city in Hunan Province of China has claimed lives of two people.

April 2013

• April 27: Landslide near Bijie City in China
  Landslide in Mawo Village near Bijie City of China has claimed lives of at least three villagers.
• April 23: Landslide in Guizhou, China
  Landslide in Guizhou province of China has claimed lives of nine people.
• April 20: Lushan, Sichuan earthquake 2013
  Earthquake that struck in Lushan county, near the city of Ya'an in the southwestern province of Sichuan has killed at least 186 people till 12:00 UTC, April 21, 2013.
• April 17: Tornado in Qixing, China
  Tornado in Qixing, China injures 6.
• April 17: Earthquake in Yunnan, China
  At least nine people are reported to be injured.
• April 16: Landslide in Kaili City, China
  A landslide has damaged more than 80 meters of the highway in Kaili City of China.
• April 8: Forest fire in Kunming, China
  More than 500 fire fighters, policemen and local are struggling to control a forest fire in Kunming, China.
• April 6: Flooding in coal mine in Guizhou Province of China
  Two dead and seven people are reported to be missing in coal mine flooding in Guizhou Province of China.
• April 4: Landslide in Tongxin county of China
  Landslide in Tongxin County, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of China has claimed lives of at least five people

March 2013

• March 29: Landslide in Tibet traps 83 gold miners
  At least 83 miners are reported to be trapped in a landslide in Tibet.
• March 29: Moderate earthquake in Urunchi, China
  There was moderate earthquake tremor in Northern Xinjiang, China today.
• March 22:  Firefighters fighting fire in China forest
  A forest fire broke out in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of SW China.
• March 20: Tornado in China
  Tornado in Hunan Province of China has claimed three lives and injured thirty others.
• March 13: Mudslide in Heilongjiang, China
  At least eight miners are trapped in a mudslide in Zhenxing coalmine in Heilongjiang province of Northeast China.
• March 8: Red alert issued for China forest fire
  China has issued a Red Alert for the forest fire in coming two days.
• March 3: Moderate earthquake in Yunnan, China
  Earthquake in Yunnan has injured at least 30 people.

February 2013

• February 7:  Forest fire in Dali city in Yunnan province of China
  Around 1800 firefighters have been struggling to control the forest fire in Dali city in Yunnan province of China.  
• February 2: Flooding in Kaziwan Village of China
  One dead and 19 others have been injured after the Lianfeng Reservoir, located about 25 km from Urumqi leaked.
• February 1: Landslide in Yunnan, China
  Landslide disaster in Yunnan, China destroyed 35 houses completely.

January 2013

• January 29: Massive sinkhole swallow buildings in China
  A massive sinkhole in Guangzhou, China swallowed several buildings plus video.
• January 11: Landslide in Yunnan, China
  A landslide in south-western China killed at least 46 people.
• January 6: Snowstorms in Inner Mongolia, China
  Snow disaster killed two and affected 770,000 people in N China.