Natural disasters affected about 94.94 million people in China over the first three quarters of this year, with 792 dead or missing, the Ministry of Emergency Management said Sunday.

应急管理部10月10日表示，今年前三季度，各种自然灾害共造成全国9494万人次受灾，792人死亡失踪。

About 5.26 million people were relocated to safe places during the period. Natural disasters caused direct economic losses of 286.4 billion yuan in the Jan-Sept period.

526万人次紧急转移安置。直接经济损失2864亿元。

China experienced extremely heavy rainfall 39 times in the first three quarters, leading to floods and road waterlogging, especially in the provinces of Henan and Shaanxi.

前三季度，我国共发生39次强降雨过程，在河南和陕西等省引发严重洪水、内涝等。

Earthquakes, typhoons, droughts, snow disasters and forest fires also caused damage.

地震、台风、干旱、雪灾和森林火灾也有不同程度发生。

However, the overall impact of natural disasters over the past nine months was smaller than the same period over the past five years, with affected populations and direct economic losses down 31 and 14 percent, respectively.

但与近5年同期均值相比，前三季度全国灾情相对偏轻，受灾人数和直接经济损失分别减少31%和14%。