The situation of prevention and control of geological disasters this year is still grim.

"although the geological disasters were not serious last year, the situation of prevention and control this year is not optimistic." The relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Land and Resources said recently.

It is understood that in 2014, the number of deaths and missing persons and direct economic losses caused by geological disasters in China decreased significantly compared with the same period last year. A total of 10907 land disasters occurred nationwide last year, resulting in 349 deaths, 51 missing and 218 injuries, resulting in direct economic losses of 5.41 billion yuan. Compared with 2013, there was a significant reduction in the number of disasters in 2014, both in terms of the number of deaths and disappearances and direct economic losses.

The official said that the overall trend of land disasters in 2015 may be close to perennial, and some areas may be aggravated. There are many mountain areas in our country, the topography is complex, the structure is developed, and the hidden dangers of ground disasters are widely distributed. Especially in recent years, typhoons, heavy rainfall and other abnormal weather occur frequently, earthquakes occur frequently, and the situation of ground disaster prevention and control is still grim. In the spring of 2015, the southwest and northwest regions are the key areas for prevention; during the flood season, a large number of land disasters will occur, and most areas in the south, especially the southwest, south-central and southeast coastal areas and parts of the northwest, are still the key areas for the occurrence and damage of land disasters; in autumn and winter, we should mainly pay attention to preventing land disasters caused by human engineering activities in mountainous areas and rainfall and snow melting in southwest China. "all localities should step up efforts to guard against land disasters caused by human activities such as water conservancy and hydropower projects, railways, highways, mining, sloping and building houses." The person in charge stressed.