Disaster situation 199 1 5 and June, floods occurred in 18 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government, and severe droughts occurred in 5 provinces and autonomous regions. Anhui and Jiangsu provinces, which were hit by floods, suffered the most and suffered the most losses. According to preliminary statistics at that time, there were more than 48 million people affected by disasters in Anhui Province, accounting for nearly 70% of the total population of the province. 267 people died, the affected area of crops was over 4.3 million hectares, and the direct economic loss was nearly 7 billion yuan. There are more than 42 million people affected by disasters in Jiangsu province, accounting for 62% of the total population of the province. There were 164 deaths due to the disaster, the affected area of crops was 3 million hectares, and all kinds of direct economic losses were 9 billion yuan. Two million homeless victims set up temporary tents on the Huaihe River embankment as far as the eye can see.
According to Chen Hong, then vice minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, when introducing the flood disaster in East China, he said that due to the large and extensive losses caused by the disaster, there are still 2 million people homeless, and the victims suffer from infectious diseases such as intestinal diseases and malaria, and a large number of roads, bridges and other facilities are in urgent need of repair. To complete the above-mentioned disaster relief tasks, more than 200 million US dollars and various materials and equipment are needed.
After the international flood disaster, the press conference of "Emergency Appeal for Disaster Relief" was held in Beijing on July19910. 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 RMB 50 million.
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).
From1991July1to1February 3 1, China * * * received a total of 2.3 billion yuan, equivalent to 2.3 times the living relief expenses of victims in normal years, of which Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan and overseas Chinese donated nearly 40%.