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China
Severe flooding caused by torrential rainfall and a series of typhoons affected more than 245 million people in 28 of China’s provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities between January and August 2012. From August 3 to 8, typhoons Haikui, Damrey, and Saola made landfall in eastern China, resulting in extensive flooding in China’s coastal provinces. As of August 8, floods and landslides resulted in nearly 700 deaths, left more than 180 people missing, and displaced approximately 6.6 million people, according to the Government of the People’s Republic of China Ministry of Civil Affairs (MoCA). Flooding further damaged an estimated 3.9 million homes and approximately 204,000 hectares of cropland. The MoCA and the Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) distributed emergency relief supplies, including more than 6,000 tents, 70,000 quilts, and 15,000 jackets, throughout China. On August 10, 2012, U.S. Ambassador Gary Locke declared a disaster due to the effects of the floods. In response, USAID/OFDA provided $100,000 through the U.S. Embassy in Beijing to the RCSC and the China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation for the procurement and distribution of emergency relief supplies, including quilts and blankets, to affected populations.
USG HUMANITARIAN FUNDING PROVIDED IN FY 2012
USAID/OFDA Assistance to China |
$857,374* |
Total USAID Assistance to China |
$857,374 |
*This figure includes funding for both disaster response and disaster risk reduction activities. (As of August 16, 2012)
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FY 2002-2011 Humanitarian Assistance and Review: East Asia and the Pacific (251kb PDF)
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