most devastating natural calamities worldwide. The Sichuan earthquake in 2008 led to about 84 thousand deaths and a direct economic loss of more than 800 billion yuan.
Due to its geography and various climates, China is exposed to an array of natural disasters, including earthquakes, floods, forest fires, and typhoons. In 2023, around 691 people lost their lives due to natural disasters in China. In recent decades, China has experienced some of the Number of fatalities resulted from natural disasters in China from 2013 to 2023
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