Earthquakes is a natural
disaster.
地震是一种自然灾害。
Our plan ended in
disaster.
我们的计划以彻底失败告终。
It brings deadly
disaster to human beings.
它给人类带来了致命的灾难。
"If someone tells you they want crazy volumes in 12 months, it is a complete recipe for disaster.
“如果有人告诉你，他们想要在12个月内达到疯狂的数量，那将是一场灾难。
Meanwhile, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd promised donations of 30 million yuan, which will be used for emergency rescue and disaster relief work,xa0whereas smartphone vendors Xiaomi Corp donated 25 million yuan to help combat the disaster.
与此同时，阿里巴巴集团（Alibaba Group Holding Ltd）承诺捐款3000万元，用于紧急救援和救灾工作。与此同时，智能手机供应商小米公司（Xiaomi Corp）也捐款2500万元，帮助抗击这场灾难。
"If the project is successful, we'll be able to provide hospitals or remote areas with power in the event of a natural disaster, moving our small nuclear power stations on site and using them as 'portable batteries'.
“如果该项目成功，我们将能够在发生自然灾害时为医院或偏远地区提供电力，将我们的小型核电站转移到现场，并将其用作‘便携式电池’。
In 2015, the program was introduced in China in an effort to provide clean and safe drinking water to local disaster areas, water-stressed regions, and to people working on the front line of disaster relief as quickly as possible.
2015年，该计划在中国推出，旨在尽快为当地灾区、缺水地区和救灾一线工作人员提供清洁安全的饮用水。
"In the past year, the foundation took part in a series of charity programs, including epidemic prevention and control material donation, rural revitalization, disaster prevention and rescue, and talent cultivation.
“在过去的一年里，该基金会参与了一系列慈善项目，包括疫情防控物资捐赠、乡村振兴、防灾救援和人才培养。
The plan will focus on five public welfare areas including information accessibility, emergency disaster relief, ecological protection, cultural heritage protection and technological assistance for the elderly, according to sources with the company.
据该公司消息人士透露，该计划将重点关注五个公益领域，包括信息无障碍、紧急救灾、生态保护、文化遗产保护和老年人技术援助。
"According to Ermotti, Shanghai has to pay greater attention to systematic disaster risk reduction, which is a key factor for Shanghai's long-term sustainable development, and for the prosperity of its 25 million people.
Meanwhile, Swire Coca-Cola Beverages Zhengzhou Ltd also donated 5 million yuan to the Zhengzhou Charity Federation for disaster relief and post-disaster reconstruction.
Chinese companies lent a helping hand by making contributions and offering emergency aid services for disaster relief in Central China's Henan province, where the torrential rainfall caused casualties and property losses.
Jack Ma Foundation, set by the group's founder, donated 50 million yuan for disaster relief and recovery.
Carmakers across the country responded to the disaster with donations as well, with contributions from companies totaling more than 800 million yuan by Friday, and the list of companies was still growing, said a China Daily report.
SAIC Motor promised donations of 10 million yuan in cash and 100 special vehicles for flood control and disaster relief.
During the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake in China and the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan, Huawei employees were at the forefront to provide assistance and services to the affected people.
Missing the peak of business development is a disaster.
Muilenburg's tenure was a public relations disaster for Boeing after two crashes of the 737 MAX killed a total of 346 passengers and crew.
The disaster followed the crash in October of a Lion Air flight in Indonesia using the same type of plane, in which 189 people died.
The disaster followed a Lion Air crash in Indonesia in October of the same model, which killed 189 people.
The Guangzhou-based State-owned enterprise will invest more than 170 billion yuan ($25.3 billion) from 2018 to 2022 to improve disaster prevention capacity of power grids in the region, which is frequently hit by natural disasters including typhoons, Xu Daming, a spokesperson for the company, told a news conference in Beijing on Monday.
Jin Wei, deputy secretary-general of the China UAVs Industry Innovation Alliance, said drones are widely used in logistics, courier services, power line patrols, emergency rescues, disaster relief, agriculture among other fields, and these industry-related applications will witness an explosive growth.
They transmitted real-time video content through the satellite network to the forefront of the disaster area.
It was an absolute disaster," Wang said.
Meanwhile, with assistance of Heren Charitable Foundation launched by Fuyao Chairman Cao Dewang in 2017, FGA has actively participated in community activities, interacted with local residents, and donated to local hospital, public service, public school and local disaster relief organizations.
According to Yan Zhiyong, chairman of the company, PowerChina has been providing free power project planning in Belt and Road economies for the past few years, as well as free training and disaster relief.
Applications of satellite communications in disaster management are projected to boost the market in the coming years, the Hexa report said.
In 2014, it detected a wind disaster in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region with remote sensing technology, paying indemnities of 655 million yuan ($104 million).
"China is facing with surging demands in public service missions, EMS, disaster relief and firefighting.
Between 2017 and 2020, catastrophe insurance will be promoted nationwide, covering a wide range of disasters, as a part of the country's system for disaster prevention and mitigation.
Gao Wujun, deputy head of Beijing's Fangshan district and member of the 14th Beijing Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, said on Saturday that despite a flooding disaster in summer, the district has realized the goal of 4.5 percent of GDP growth last year.
The projects are mainly in fields like post-disaster recovery reconstruction, improvements to disaster prevention and reduction capability, and construction of high-standard farmland.
Totaling 237.9 billion yuan, the budgeted amount was issued recently and will be allocated as subsidy funds to three areas — 107.5 billion yuan for post-disaster recovery and reconstruction and improvement of disaster prevention and reduction capability; 125.4 billion yuan for high-standard farmland construction in places including Northeast China and disaster-stricken areas in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region; and some 5 billion yuan for the construction of key comprehensive natural disaster prevention and control systems (meteorological infrastructure construction).
The issued budget of 107.5 billion yuan for post-disaster recovery and reconstruction and improvement of disaster prevention and reduction capability will be allocated to support a total of 1,508 projects in 12 provincial-level areas, including in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.
Meanwhile, the projects also include those related to risk management and reinforcement of reservoirs, river management and meteorological monitoring in order to help relevant areas better cope with extreme weather, further improve disaster prevention and reduction capability, and promote long-term regional peace and stability.
The economic belt must coordinate development and security, ensure the security and stability of key industrial and supply chains for the nation, and bolster its capacity in disaster prevention and mitigation, the summary said.
In order to deliver relief materials to the disaster areas as soon as possible, a green channel was opened by China Railway Beijing Group from Tianjin to Turkey using the China-Europe freight train.
Since the disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in 2011, the GAC has consistently attached great importance to the issue of radioactive contamination in Japanese food imports after the accident, according to the statement.
China is vulnerable to climate change, said Zheng Guoguang, secretary-general of the National Disaster Reduction Commission.
"The exam is just a week away, and all I need is to stay fit," he said in the run-up to the big event, adding that being infected just ahead of the crucial exam would be a psychological disaster.
Emergency Management Mechanism and Capacity Modernization under the New Development ParadigmThe subforum invites guests from the governments, academic and business communities at home and abroad to discuss how to improve the ability to coordinate development and security, as well as how to jointly enhance natural disaster prevention and emergency management capabilities through international cooperation in emergency management, in a bid to boost economic recovery and achieve a higher level of sustainable global development.13.
According to Ren, the government will also continue promoting construction of energy security monitoring and warning capacity to further enhance the country's capacity in emergency response and disaster relief contingencies.
Guangdong also conducted pilot programs on different subjects, including a combination of agriculture insurance and futures as well as loss and disaster prevention of agriculture insurance.
That's just a disaster for both.
Furthermore, the meeting decided, government departments will conduct a package assessment covering geological disaster risks and soil and water conservation before approving land use.
Li Jinxiang, national chief veterinary (officer) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, said as COVID-19 has compounded global challenges for food security, logistics and grain prices, it is important to promote communication and cooperation between China and Arab states in areas of agricultural policy and technology, food security, disaster prevention, trade and investment.
They also called for unrelenting measures in ensuring work safety and public safety, saying that more detailed and concrete steps in flood prevention and disaster relief must be carried out.
"Their industrial applications are seeing huge demand in China in an expanding range of sectors－agriculture, geological surveying and mapping, electricity, oil and petroleum pipeline inspection, transportation, construction, public security and disaster relief," Su said.
It would be a huge disaster if China and other Asian countries reached modernization in the same way as Europe, the United States and Japan.
The meeting also called for the expansion of effective investment to enhance disaster prevention and water supply capabilities.
According to the Ministry of Finance, the funds raised will be mostly used in eight areas including reconstruction after disasters, flood prevention and management projects, and natural disaster emergency response capacity improvement projects.
The conference focused on the high-quality development of the city's printing and publishing industry, in a bid to help related enterprises gain new drivers for growth after the industry was affected by a serious flood disaster that hit the city in August.
"In order to accelerate the reconstruction and resumption of work and production for enterprises after the disaster, we have formulated a series of supporting measures tailored to their needs, such as fiscal subsidies, tax deferrals, social security fee reductions, and credit financing, which would be ensured that they can fully enjoy the benefits," said the city's mayor Li Xianfeng.
"During peak summer, winter demand and extreme weather events, meteorological departments provide timely weather warnings and disaster monitoring information, helping us to forecast and prepare in advance, significantly supporting energy security and stable supply," said He Yang, deputy head of the National Energy Administration.
The BDS has also been used for disaster prevention and mitigation.
As of June 2022, a safety monitoring and warning platform powered by the BDS has been applied in fields and industries including transportation, water resource management, geological disaster prevention, housing development, emergency response, energy, mining and environmental protection in 20 provincial-level regions across the country.
The government will also continue promoting the construction of energy security monitoring and warning capacity, to further enhance our capacity in emergency response and disaster relief, Ren said.
General aviation normally refers to aircraft operations in civil aviation other than public air transport, such as aviation services for agriculture, medical rescue, disaster relief and rescue, firefighting, and recreation.
The AVIC is endeavoring to ensure the progress of the AG600 project, which is tailored to serve the country's demand in strengthening the emergency rescue system and natural disaster prevention and control system.
"It was almost a disaster for the airport retail business right after the outbreak of the pandemic, as passenger flows plummeted.
Global market intelligence company International Data Corp said that during the COVID-19 pandemic, more importance has been placed on using the IoT in public healthcare and telemedicine, remote education, disaster management, online retail, food delivery, logistics and transportation, and smart home services.
Research on green and smart coal mining, mining safety, accidents and disaster prevention, clean and efficient use of coal will be conducted.
Following the Fukushima nuclear reactor disaster in 2011 in Japan, China has, like many countries including Japan, Germany and Switzerland, suspended nuclear power project approvals for a period, including construction of the pilot project of Shidaowan nuclear power plant in Shandong province that uses CAP1400 technology, based on third-generation Westinghouse AP1000 reactor technology.
However, planning and site selection, land and water use, emergency plans for crisis management as well as public safety concerns all make nuclear heating a lengthy process, and before the technology is implemented on a large scale, mounting public concerns over nuclear safety following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan must be addressed.
BDS has provided comprehensive services for sectors such as transport, public security, disaster relief, agriculture, forestry and urban governance, read the report.
These include, but are not limited to, aerial photography, agriculture, geological surveying and mapping, mineral exploration, electricity, oil and petroleum pipeline inspection, traffic administration and disaster relief.
The Politburo meeting last Friday named the 5-trillion yuan ($713.4 billion) food service market as one of the most severely-hit disaster zones in the nation's economy because the public health alert reduced the industry's expected number of customers for the 2020 Spring Festival season to practically zero.
We stand by our customers and established a 200 million yuan disaster relief fund to reach out to those who have paid for their travel packages since some airlines and hotels have restrictions on refunds," she said.
Sky Fire, a Chinese-produced disaster film directed by British director Simon West led the Chinese mainland box office Thursday, according to the China Movie Data Information Network Friday.
In the foreseeable future, Chinese-made copter models are tipped to figure in a wide range of activities: maritime search-and-rescue missions, disaster aid, medical air services, maritime patrols, offshore oil rigs' transport operations, tourism, business aviation, news coverage, freight, offshore industries' operations, and police aviation squadrons - again, not just in China but the world over, experts said.
Qu explained in a news conference on Tuesday that the surging price of raw materials was mainly due to a shortfall in the global iron market, as a mining dam disaster in Brazil and a cyclone in Australia caused supply disruptions.
The film My People, My Country jumped to the top of the Chinese box office on Monday as the patriotic offering continued to bring in the crowds, displacing disaster drama The Captain, which has ruled the roost for nine consecutive days.
Domestic disaster film The Captain topped the Chinese mainland box office Friday, the China Movie Data Information Network said Saturday.
The domestic disaster film pocketed about 136.90 million yuan on Saturday, contributing to its total box office of 420 million yuan.
Their industrial applications are seeing huge demand in China as a range of sectors－agriculture, geological surveying and mapping, electricity, oil and petroleum pipeline inspection, transportation, construction, public security and disaster relief－are using them.
"This trade war has been a disaster for my clients," Kim Masumi of Customs Confidential, a customs broker who works with many import-export companies, told Xinhua.
China's nuclear power program was put on hold after the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan in 2011, with approvals for new nuclear plants suspended and a nationwide safety review launched after the incident.
The bill introduced by Moulton would provide disaster relief for fisheries due to certain tariffs imposed by other countries, and for other purposes.
Apple said its support of CFRD began with disaster relief and reconstruction after the Lushan, Ya'an earthquake in 2013.
Fourier Intelligence said it is exploring to deploy this device in fields such as disaster relief and response, senior care and household service.
Domestic makers boost efforts in public security, agriculture, disaster reliefUnmanned aerial vehicles, more popularly known as drones and often used as consumer electronics items, are expanding their application in a wider range of segments as major Chinese drone makers have ratcheted up efforts to develop a variety of designs, aspiring to take the lead amid fierce competition, industry experts said.
Currently, drones have been increasingly used for various industries, including agriculture, geological surveying and mapping, electricity, oil and petroleum pipeline inspections, transportation, construction, public security and even disaster relief.
It established an emergency response alliance in 2020 and has participated in more than 300 rescue activities nationwide, such as during the flooding disaster in Henan province in July 2021, mudslides in Qinghai province in August and the forest fire in Chongqing in August.
Changan Ford has introduced six exclusive care measures for owners whose vehicles were damaged in the disaster, including free road rescue, a green channel for parts supply and a 300-yuan vehicle repair subsidy.
In the late afternoon of Wednesday, BYD, Geely and Great Wall Motors made public their donations of money and disaster relief goods, including drones.
Of the money, 10 million will be used for disaster relief and reconstruction efforts while 15 million will be spent on the urgent rescue and repair of Jetta, Volkswagen and Audi vehicles, said the carmaker.
In the late afternoon of Wednesday, BYD, Geely and Great Wall Motors made public their donations of money and disaster relief goods including drones.
"We have to play our part to prevent this medical disaster from turning into a socioeconomic breakdown," said Volkswagen Group China CEO Stephan Wollenstein.
According to the carmaker, the FAW-Volkswagen New Future Fund will benefit more social fields, including disaster relief and traffic safety.
Li Zhihong, secretary of the board of FAW-Volkswagen, said at the event: "FAW-Volkswagen fulfills its corporate social responsibility from the perspectives of environmental protection, disaster relief, care for children and traffic safety, playing a pioneering role in the practice of social responsibility by enterprises. "
It also sports satellite connectivity for the first time in its new series and enables users to send a message where signals are weak or nonexistent, which will play an important role in emergencies and disaster relief－a function that Huawei had announced in its Mate 50 series.
"It will become a major supplement to the current cellular networks of smartphones, as it already played an important role in emergencies and disaster relief, like earthquake rescue," Pan said.
"We will continue to develop situations for flying vehicles in logistics, tourism, emergency transportation and disaster response, and will continue to take on the challenges of airborne business, including takeoff and landing sites, in cooperation with the public and private sectors," said Hiroshi Kirino, chairman of Okayama Kurashiki Mizushima Aero & Space Industry Cluster Study Group, a Japanese partner of EHang.
Currently, drones are used for a wide range of sectors, such as aerial photography, agriculture, geological surveys and mapping, electricity, oil and petroleum pipeline inspections, transportation, construction, public security and even disaster relief.
It has been deeply integrated and applied in industries such as transport, disaster prevention and mitigation, agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishing, and power and communication.
A large number of advanced technologies have been used in China's all-out efforts to ramp up flood control and disaster relief in Central China's Henan province.
Baidu announced a donation of 90 million yuan, whereas smartphone vendors Oppo, Vivo and tech heavyweight Lenovo Group Ltd donated 50 million yuan each to help combat the disaster.
The country will also boost the development of super-large and large-scale data centers and build data center clusters in key regions, supporting businesses such as industrial internet, financial securities, disaster warning, telemedicine and video calls.
E-commerce livestreaming has played an important role in poverty alleviation and disaster relief, according to the report.
Wang Zhaoyao, chairman of the Chinese Satellite Navigation Committee, said the Beidou system has been applied in many Middle East and African countries, including Tunisia, Algeria, Kuwait and Sudan, in areas such as precision agriculture, telecommunication, maritime monitoring and disaster relief.
Ran Chengqi, Director General of China Satellite Navigation Office and the spokesperson of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, introduced that the Chinese navigation system has been applied in industries such as transportation, public security, disaster relief, farming and urban governance, and has been integrated into China's key basic infrastructure construction, including electricity, finance and telecom.
Jack Ma, founder of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding, said, "At such a moment, only by sharing resources and experiences can we overcome the disaster.
The entire disaster relief and rescue had to turn to foreign satellite systems.