Coverage: nationwide 18 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government, and 5 provinces and autonomous regions suffered serious floods. Anhui and Jiangsu provinces, which were hit by floods, suffered the most and suffered the most losses.
Number of people affected: The number of people affected in Anhui Province reached more than 48 million, accounting for nearly 70% of the province's total population, and 267 people died as a result of the disaster. There are more than 42 million people affected by the disaster in Jiangsu province, accounting for 62% of the total population of the province, and they died 164 people.
Economic loss: the affected area of crops is more than 4.3 million hectares, and the direct economic loss is nearly 7 billion yuan; The affected area of crops in Jiangsu province is 3 million hectares, and the direct economic loss is 9 billion yuan.
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Post-flood assistance:
After the flood, a press conference on "Emergency Appeal for Disaster Relief" was held in Beijing on July 199 11. Chen Hong, Secretary-General of the China Committee for the International Decade for Disaster Reduction and Vice Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, introduced the disaster to Chinese and foreign journalists at the press conference, and made an urgent appeal to relevant UN agencies, governments and international organizations on behalf of the China government.
The United Nations has received donations from the United States, Britain, Canada, Australia, Denmark, the Netherlands, Germany and New Zealand, totaling more than 50 million yuan.
In Hong Kong, entertainers filmed the movie "The Banquet of the Giants" and held a large-scale concert "Don't Forget Me" at Happy Valley Racecourse to raise money for flood victims. The British Hong Kong government allocated 50 million Hong Kong dollars to help the disaster-stricken areas in East China, and the whole territory immediately set off a wave of donations to the floods in East China. According to relevant statistics, by July 23, in just ten days, the total amount of funds raised for disaster relief in Hong Kong has reached more than 470 million Hong Kong dollars. At the same time, Taiwan Province Province donated more than $3 million to the disaster-stricken areas in East China.
TV stations, China TV stations and China TV stations receive donations by mail through their respective "love accounts". On the evening of July 28th 199 1, China TV Station and Minsheng Daily held a disaster relief party "Send Love to the Mainland" at Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall (premiere time:1991July 28th at 22: 10 turn1999).
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