Author: Li Hongyang

Study on disaster risks to help improve safety

Source(s): China Daily

China released its survey results on the integrated risk of natural disasters on Wednesday, the first of its kind in the country aiming to help prevent disasters in the future.

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For example, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development can renovate old residential areas and dilapidated houses in rural areas that pose safety risks.

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They obtained data about the factors that can lead to disasters such as earthquakes, extreme weather, floods and droughts, and forest and grassland fires.

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