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HONG KONG RED CROSS International Relief Service - Work Report (2007 3 1 2007 8 31 ) (1 March 2007 - 31 August 2007) Relief works cannot continue without your support 7 28 s of end July 2007, there are 28 Chinese provinces, municipalities and 750 1 1 Aautonomous cities suffering from flood-related hazards in different scales 600 40 and severity. The deadly floods devastated at least 7.5 million hectares of 500 farmland, affected more than 101 million people, left 600 dead, destroyed 400 thousand houses and resulted in an economic loss of more than RMB 50 billion. In China, it seems that flood-related disasters are unavoidable in the rainy season. There is no exception in this year. How can we alleviate the impact of the frequent disasters Apart from disaster relief, can we implement any disaster preparedness programs to prevent the potential damage and threat of flooding In response to the huge needs after disaster, HKRC have appealed to the Hong Kong community for their generous donat ion for years . Have the Mainland counterparts echoed the same appeals to offer their