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China s natural disasters including floods, typhoons and geological disasters have affected more than 16 million people, with 147 people dead or missing, and the direct economic losses amounted to 41.18 billion yuan ($5.74 billion) in July, the worst this year, according to China s Ministry of Emergency Management on Friday.
China experienced four heatwaves this June, with high temperature days recorded more often and earlier than usual. This has resulted in drought in multiple places due to high temperature and little rain.