Prepared by: Asmita Dahal, GRIT Abstract On June 8, 2025, Lishui City of Zhejiang Province, China, experienced a storm causing widespread damage, power cuts, and disturbance to daily life. The storm was characterised by powerful …
January 7, 2025: On Tuesday morning, a powerful earthquake struck Dingxi village in Sichuan province, China, killing 53 people and injuring 62 others. The quake was also felt across neighboring Nepal, India, Bangladesh, and Bhuta…
Q: How did the Tangshan earthquake happen? A: The Tangshan earthquake happened due to tectonic forces generated by the Amurian tectonic plate interacting with the Eurasian tectonic plate. The 1976 Tangshan earthquake occurred ne…
Q: How did the Ludian earthquake happen? A: The Ludian earthquake happened due to the movement along the Baogunao-Xiaohe fault (left lateral strike-slip) system. The 2014 Ludian earthquake quake was the result of a strike-slip …
July 21, 2020: District Administration Office of Sindhupalchowk has issued a notice warning that Kerung Tso Lake situated at Khasha in China might burst and cause floods in the Bhotekoshi River. The people living near the ba…
June 18, 2020: At least 63 people have been killed or are missing as rainfalls continue to batter southern parts of China, according to the Ministry of Emergency Management. Torrential downpours unleashed floods, mudslides a…
June 14, 2020: Tropical Cyclone Nuri made landfall in southern China on Sunday morning becoming the first tropical cyclone to make landfall in China this year. According to the Chinese Meteorological Administration, Tropica…
May 18, 2020: A moderate earthquake of magnitude 5.0 has struck Qiaojia County in southwest China's Yunnan Province late Monday. At least four people have been killed and others 24 others have been injured. According…
April 5, 2020: A video is viral today showing a massive earthquake damage in China. The China earthquake video is viral on social medias like facebook and twitter. But it's not the video of earthquake in China today. It&…
February 2, 2020: A moderate earthquake of magnitude 5.2 has been felt in Chengdu today at 12:05 am midnight. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the quake's epicenter was located 46 km far from Chen…
January 20, 2020: A total of 909 people have been killed by natural disasters in China in 2019, with about 130 million more people adversely impacted. According to the Ministry of Emergency Management, natural disasters in…
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December 15, 2019: Four miners have been killed and 14 others remained trapped underground in a flooded coal mine in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Xinhua News Agency reported. The coal mine floodin g occurred at …
October 16, 2019: An orange alert for drought has been issued in the east China's Jiangxi Province as a response to decreasing precipitation. According to the Xinhua , the average precipitation in the province stood at 9…
June 18, 2019: Twelve people have been died and 125 others have been injured after a 6.0 magnitude rattled hit Changning County of Yibin, China at 10:55 p.m. Monday (Beijing Time), Xinhua reported. According to the China E…
April 27, 2017: China is planning to launch a new type of agriculture insurance to compensate crop yield losses resulting from natural disasters in about 200 counties. According to The State Council , the counties will be c…
Typhoon Sarika forecast path (Hong Kong Observatory) Severe Typhoon Sarika (Typhoon Karen in Philippines) is forecast to make landfall in Hainan, China on Tuesday. Authorities in Hainan Province held an emergency meetin…
Typhoon Megi triggers flooding in east China's coastal city (CCTV Plus) September 29, 2016: Typhoon Megi (Typhoon Helen in Philippines) has claimed lives of a least five people and caused damage worth $31.9 million. …
Torrential rain and floods have claimed lives of at least 130 people and left 110 others missing in Hebei Province of China by Saturday. According to the Xinhua News Agency , more than 9.04 million people have been affected …
Tornado damage in China's Jiangsu Province (Xinhua/Cai Yang) A violent tornado in Jiangsu province of China has claimed lives of at least 99 people and injured 846 others. The China Meteorological Administration rank…