China reports $30 billion in natural disaster losses in first 9 months

HONG KONG, Oct 22 (Reuters) China s direct economic ​losses from ‌natural disasters totalled 199.36 billion yuan ($29.9 billion) in ‌the ​first ⁠nine months of ⁠2026, the Ministry of Emergency Management said on ​Thursday, adding that ⁠extreme disasters ⁠included typhoons, ​flooding and heavy ​rainfall and geological disasters. The ‌ministry said 562 people had died ⁠or were missing from the deadly Nepal-Tibet ⁠disaster ‌in August, ⁠leaving the ​toll ‌unchanged from a ​previous ⁠announcement. ($1 = 6.6743 Chinese yuan) (Reporting by Farah Master and the Beijing ​newsroom;)