China’s 2006 natural disasters killed over 3,000

Natural disasters including typhoons, floods and droughts killed 3,186 people in China in 2006, the death toll rising 28.7% on the previous year, Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday.
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Natural disasters damaged some 41 million hectares of farmland and destroyed more than 1.9 million houses, causing direct economic losses of 252.8 billion yuan (US$33 billion).

China experienced its warmest year in 2006 since 1951, and was lashed by a series of deadly typhoons and rainstorms.

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