The Office of the National Disaster Prevention, Mitigation and Relief Commission, together with relevant member units, discussed and approved the national natural disaster situation in the first quarter. In the first quarter, natural disasters in China were mainly earthquakes and geological disasters. Wind hail, forest fires, cold freezing, snow disasters, droughts, and floods also occurred to varying degrees. As a result of various natural disasters, 1.04 million people were affected to varying degrees, 160 people died and disappeared, 149,000 people were urgently relocated and resettled, 27,000 houses collapsed, 114.1 thousand hectares of crops were affected, and direct economic losses of 10.16 billion yuan. Natural disasters in the first quarter showed the following characteristics: First, the level of seismic activity increased compared to the same period in previous years. A 6.8 magnitude earthquake occurred in Dingri County, Shigatse City, Tibet. Second, geological disasters are heavy. Geological disasters are frequent in places such as Sichuan, Yunnan, and Guizhou. Landslides occurred in Jinping Village, Muai Town, Junlian County, Yibin City, Sichuan. Third, the forest and grassland fire prevention and extinguishing situation is grim. Overall, forest fire risk shows the characteristics of “equal emphasis on north and south”. Fourth, wind and hail disasters have spread in many places in the southern region. High winds, hail, etc. have caused damage to some houses and crops. Fifth, the overall temperature in the country is higher than in the same period of the year, and low temperature freezing and snow disasters are generally mild.

The Office of the National Disaster Prevention, Mitigation and Relief Commission, together with relevant member units, discussed and approved the national natural disaster situation in the first quarter. In the first quarter, natural disasters in China were mainly earthquakes and geological disasters. Wind hail, forest fires, cold freezing, snow disasters, droughts, and floods also occurred to varying degrees. As a result of various natural disasters, 1.04 million people were affected to varying degrees, 160 people died and disappeared, 149,000 people were urgently relocated and resettled, 27,000 houses collapsed, 114.1 thousand hectares of crops were affected, and direct economic losses of 10.16 billion yuan. Natural disasters in the first quarter showed the following characteristics: First, the level of seismic activity increased compared to the same period in previous years. A 6.8 magnitude earthquake occurred in Dingri County, Shigatse City, Tibet. Second, geological disasters are heavy. Geological disasters are frequent in places such as Sichuan, Yunnan, and Guizhou. Landslides occurred in Jinping Village, Muai Town, Junlian County, Yibin City, Sichuan. Third, the forest and grassland fire prevention and extinguishing situation is grim. Overall, forest fire risk shows the characteristics of “equal emphasis on north and south”. Fourth, wind and hail disasters have spread in many places in the southern region. High winds, hail, etc. have caused damage to some houses and crops. Fifth, the overall temperature in the country is higher than in the same period of the year, and low temperature freezing and snow disasters are generally mild.