Natural disasters in China The CCP, at the time, officially blamed the Great Chinese Famine between 1958 and 1961 that killed between 20 million and 43 million on natural disasters. If this were true, it would be the #1 deadliest famine. Another famine that occurred in 1907 was said to have claimed 24 million lives, ranked as #2. The National Disaster Reduction Center (NDRC) of the Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA) is a specialized agency under the Chinese Government engaged in information services and supporting decisions on various natural disasters. It provides reference for disaster-management departments in their decision-making and technical support for China's
National Disasters Management Institute "an example of effective management of natural disasters". It received "unanimous" praise from international organisations for its response to the 2007 Mozambican flood. National Disasters Management Institute The National Disasters Management Institute (, INGC) is the disaster relief agency of Mozambique. The INGC was formed in 1999 by Government decree no. 37 and operates under the Ministry of State Administration (MAE). Prior to its creation, disaster management in Mozambique was under the purview of the Department for the Prevention and Combat of Natural Disasters (, DPCCN), a subunit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation that mainly served as