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In 2016, no large scale drought occurred in the whole country郾 Drought affected
areas were mainly concentrated in provinces or autonomous region of Heilongjiang,
Inner Mongolia and Gansu郾 The affected farmland was 9郾 873 million ha, of which
6郾 131 million ha damaged, with a direct economic losses of 48郾 4 billion Yuan郾 A
total of 4郾 69 million urban and rural population and 6郾 5 million man鄄feed big animals
and livestock suffered from temporary drinking water shortage caused by the
drought郾

In 2016, the funds allocated to defense extraordinary floods and droughts
amounted to 3郾 95 billion Yuan, among which 3郾 44 million Yuan for extraordinary
floods and 0郾 51 billion Yuan for extraordinary droughts郾

Thanks to the efforts of flood control, 6郾 767 million ha of cultivated land were
prevented from inundation and 173 times of flooding in cities were avoided, which
brought economic benefits of disaster reduction amounting to 235郾 4 billion Yuan郾
Drinking water was provided to 4郾 08 million people in rural and urban areas as well

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