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Natural Disasters Kill 3,186 Chinese in 2006

Natural disasters across China killed 3,186 Chinese in 2006, the highest death toll in eight years, said a senior civil affairs official in Beijing on Thursday.

　

Natural disasters caused direct losses of 252.8 billion yuan (US$34.6 billion) in 2006, also the highest figure in eight years, said Li Liguo, Vice Minister of Civil Affairs.

　

(Xinhua News Agency January 11, 2007)

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