16-21  Statistics of Natural Disasters in Rural Areas
       
Item 2000 2001 2002
Areas Covered (hectare) 932545 740888 493400
Drought 461136 151703 16634
Flood 49219 82242 238345
Wind and Hail 138559 289735 190148
Frost 5611 120687 6246
Plant Diseases and Insect Pests 213875 84748 15979
Damage by Snow 64145 11773 26048
Areas Affected (hectare) 709131 551429 316562
Drought 311956 105954 13613
Flood 32148 68795 142457
Wind and Hail 108557 248044 137769
Frost 4970 73131 3851
Plant Diseases and Insect Pests 195895 45218 5776
Snow Disaster 55605 10287 13096
No harvested Areas of Grain Crops (hectare) 212558 261071 141753
Population Affected (person) 4122700 3299322 1983900
Number of Person Receiving Government Relief Funds (10 000 person-times) 96.3 87.63 51.48
Yield of Reduction Grain (ton) 553227 154035 241500
Number of Death (person) 29 35 47
Death of Livestocks (head) 352647 925461 343500
Toppled Houses (room) 96756 83384 135401
Damaged Houses (room) 245400 35604 248038