[Minghui Net]
There are a few sentences in the 56th Volume of Hangshu (History of the Han Dynasty) saying that, "If a county commits some wrongdoings, Heaven will first warn the people with disaster; if the people don't correct the mistake, some more strange things will happen; if the people still don't correct themselves, the whole country will suffer catastrophically."
According to the reports from official media in China, we have found that the more recklessly a place persecutes Falun Gong, the more disasters occurred there and the more suffering the local people had to endure. In the past two years, natural disasters have happened one after another in China. The Chinese people's ancestors respected and revered the Gods, but today's people only believe in themselves. They think that they can obtain anything by grabbing, and consider it foolish to be a good person and be considerate to others. Under the influence of this notion, evil people consider looting and grabbing Dafa practitioners' property as good opportunities to become rich, and brutally persecuting Falun Gong as good opportunities to be promoted. This is the true reason why the Heavens are punishing China with disasters
Since Jiang Zemin's criminal group started their crackdown on Falun Gong, natural disasters have occurred in China one after another to warn the people. This article summarizes some of them.
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Please take a look at the droughts that occurred in 2001 in China (All the materials are from official Chinese news agencies.):
This year's drought is more serious than last year, over 300 million mu (a Chinese unit of area), or 19.7 million acres of farmland are suffering from drought.
According to statistical reports, due to the ongoing drought in the north and southwest of China, the total farmland suffering from drought in the whole country has reached 309 million mu.
In the center and southern parts of the northeast, north, Huanghui, eastern part of the northwest, Sichuang province, Yunan province, the rainfall is reduced 30% to 90%.
At present, the situation in the whole country is deteriorating.
It has been said, "Ever since 1990, the duration of this year's drought is the longest, and its influence is the most extensive."
According to the statistic report, over 20 million hectares, or 50 million acres of farmland in the whole country are suffering from drought, About 16 million people as well as 12 million cattle face severe water shortages. Water levels in the reservoirs in the north and northeast have dropped 46%; 220,000 hectares of land will have no harvests this summer.
Liaoning Province
Shenyan City: This is the worst drought since 1904. At the same time, disasters related to wind, diseases, harmful insects, farm chemicals and fertilizers, grasses, and pollution, have occurred one after another. In April 2001, the Laoha River completely dried up, which has never happen in history.
Chaoyang City: Of 61 rivers that are longer than 100-KM (60 miles) throughout the region, over 90% have stopped running. Previously, the 35km-length branch of the Danin River has never completely dried up.
Fuxin City: The Raoyang river in Fuxin region, and the Liugu river in the Suizhong region have almost stopped running.
Yingkou City: the current situation with respect to the water supply is very serious; "If there is no rain, the water supply in Yingkou city will only last for one month ."
Panjin City: Two big water resources for the cityShishan and Gaosheng's underground reservoirs have been obviously reduced, and water levels have dropped dramatically. The water supply for the city is in danger.
Fushun City: Water supply can last only 100 days.
The serious drought has caused tremendous loss of forests. Over 7 million mu of forests are suffering from drought, 250 million trees have died, and a large amount of windbreak forests and protected forests have succumbed to the drought.
The water in 22 reservoirs throughout the province is reduced sharply, which has rarely happen before, and the water running in the reservoirs from rivers has also reached the lowest point since the foundation of the country.
At present, from the main branch of the Liao river, Shenyang, Tieling, and Anshan City have no water supply for agriculture, and the water supply for industry and residents can be only temporarily guaranteed.
Shangdong Province
Severe drought has caused 2.18 million people to face water shortages.
After the beginning of spring, the average rainfall in the whole province was only 25mm, which is only 30% of normal rainfall, causing the most severe drought in the last 85 years.
Over 34 million mu of farmland are suffering from drought, in which 12.18 million have suffered severe damage, and 1.4 million are completely dried up.
Over 57 counties in the province face insufficient water supplies, and 2.18 million people and 430,270 cattle are suffering from a temporary water shortage.
A poor wheat harvest is expected in the region most severely affected by the drought.
Since May, there has been no rain in Dongying, Taian, Binzhou, Hezhe, and Liaocheng. The average rainfall in the whole province is less than 6mm, which is the lowest recorded rainfall per month since 1916. 44 million mu of farmland are suffering from drought, and some regions face water shortages.
Sand storms occurred once in Jinan, Dezhou, Taian, and Dongying City in 2000; and there have been 11 occurrences in Jinan so far this year.
Due to the duration of the drought in some regions, the province is facing the worst locust attack in 30 years. Over 2.86 million hectares of farmland are affected, causing a 13.7 billion Yuan loss (1.71 billion USD).
North plain of China
Since June, most regions in the Northern plains are facing the worst drought in 10 years.
As of now, the drought has lasted over 100 days.
16 million people don't have enough water to use.
20 million hectare of farmland are suffering from drought.
12 million cattle are facing water shortages.
Water levels in reservoirs have dropped, the farmland has become infertile, partial summer harvests are zero, and locust plagues are imminent.
Inner Mongolia
After two consecutive years of severe drought, Inner Mongolia is suffering another drought this year, seriously affecting agriculture and forests. People and cattle are facing serious water shortages.
Jinlin Province
The upstream area of the Songhua river has suffered from a rare drought that has not occurred in the last 20 years.
The southern region of the Songhua river has been suffering from the most severe drought in the last 20 years.
22, 100-hectares of water farmlands are suffering from water shortages, which account for 13.5% of the total water farmland, in addition, nearly 80,000 hectares of water farmland lack sufficient water after planting.
Changchun City also is suffering relatively serious drought.
áShanxi Province
The rainfall in March and April was 40% less than normal, and the situation is even worse in May, seriously affecting agriculture.
Heilongjiang Province
53 counties, 624 townships, and 10,593 villages are suffering from drought in various degrees of severity. The total affected area has reached 50.82 million mu.
Haribin City: 7 million mu of land are suffering from drought, which accounts for 43.4% of the total farmland in the area.
Yushu City: over 40,000 hectare of corn are suffering drought; water farmlands are no exception either. Of 4,500 hectares of water farmland in the city, 2,000 are facing a severe water shortage.
Anhui Province
100,000 mu of farmland are thirsty for rain. In the beginning of May, the rainfall was off by 80%.
Tianjin City
The current water sources can only support the city until the end of June, which is a worse situation than last year.
According to reports at the end of May, the farmland in the area suffering water shortages increased to 4.3555 million mu.
Shijiazhuang City
Among 5.194 million mu of farmland in the region, 1.10 million are drying up.
Of the 216 reservoirs throughout the province, 60% are almost dry. Of the 126,000 water wells for agriculture, 40,000 are at dangerously low water levels.
Due to the drop of underground water, people and cattle in the mountain regions are facing an even worse situation.
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The above information is only part of the official report from China. Due to limits of time and space, we cannot put all the record here. We believe that as time goes by you will read more and more disaster reports from various sources. Because the persecution of Falun Gong has lasted for two years, many crimes have been committed, and it is not allowed for there to be no payment for them.
It is better to believe in the will of Heaven, not human desire; it is better to be a good person, not a brutal officer. In the case of Falun Gong, treating it indifferently or cursing and mistreating it are the last things in the world one should do. Otherwise, when retributions come, it will be too late for regrets.
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