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Marine disasters cause China $1b losses in 2009
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-01-28 11:48
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Marine disasters resulted in direct economic losses of 10.023 billion yuan ($1.47 billion) in China in 2009, the State Oceanic Administration (SOA) said in a report released Wednesday.
The figure was less than the annual average number since 1989, the report said.
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The southern Guangdong province was the most hit area by the marine disasters which caused direct economic losses of 4 billion yuan and left 23 people dead or missing.
Storm surge causes the biggest damage to China's coastal area. A total of 32 storm surges were reported last year, leading to 8.5 billion yuan in losses and leaving 57 people dead and missing, the report said.
