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Loss statistics of Wenchuan earthquake disaster

2018-07-19  |   Editor : fangzaiyyl  
Category : Technology

Introduction:

The 5·12 Wenchuan earthquake occurred in Beijing time on May 12, 2008 at 14:28 and 4 seconds, according to China Earthquake Administration. The earthquake had a magnitude of 8.0Ms and a moment magnitude of 8.3 Mw, and the seismic intensity reached 11 degrees.The Wenchuan earthquake severely damaged more than 100,000 square kilometers in the areas,including 10 counties (cities) in the hardest-hit areas, 41 counties (cities) in the worst-hit areas, and 186 counties (cities) in the disaster area. As of 12:00 on September 18, 2008, A total of 69227 people were killed, 374643 people were injured and 17923 people were lost during the Wenchuan earthquake .It was the most destructive earthquake since the founding of the People's Republic of China.The immediate economic loss caused by Wenchuan earthquake was 845.14 billion yuan. The earthquake caused the largest loss in Sichuan, 91.3% of the total loss, 5.8% in Gansu and 2.9% in Shaanxi.

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The disaster degree of province

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The numbers of disaster people

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The numbers of died people

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The numbers of lost people

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Loss of cultural relic

Disaster type: Earthquake

Disaster occurrence time: Wenchuan earthquake occurred in Beijing time on May 12, 2008 14:28 and 04 seconds.

Disaster end time : Wenchuan earthquake ended about Beijing time on May 12, 2008 14:30 and 04 seconds.

Name of affected villages and towns: yinxiu town 、hongbai town、yinghua town、bajiao town、sanhe town、luoshui town、longju town、hanwang town et al.

Number of affected villages and towns: 4667

Earthquake Magnitude: The surface wave magnitude of the earthquake is 8.0Ms, and the moment magnitude is 8.3Mw .

Damage-suffering population: 46,250,000

Confirmed death toll: 69,227

Tolls missing: 17,923

Tolls injured and sick: 374,643

Emergency transfer and settlement of population: 1,486,407

Centralized resettlement of population:

Decentralized resettlement of population:

Population in need of emergency life rescue:

Population in need of transition life rescue:

Population in need of life relief due to draught:

Population in need of help in drinking water due to draught:

Trapped population:

Crops:

Crop affected area: about five hundred thousand acres

Crop disaster area:

Crop uncollected area:

Grassland affected area:

Collapsed building: 7,789,100

Collapse of rural housing:

Badly damaged houses: 5,932,500

Seriously damaged farm house:

General damaged houses:

General damaged farmhouses:

Death tolls livestock: About twelve million and five hundred thousand heads

Death tolls sheep:

Livestock difficult in drinking water:

Destruction of arable land:

Flooded urban area:

Flooded township:

Flooded country:

Direct economic loss: 845.14 billion RMB

Agricultural loss: 40.42 billion RMB

Industrial and mining enterprises loss: 96.18 billion RMB

Infrastructure economic loss: 194.31 billion RMB

public-interest facilities loss: 56.19 billion RMB

family property loss: 33.55 billion RMB

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