A farmer looks at his flooded farmland as he waits for the water to dry up so he can plant rice, following days of heavy rainfall in the Jiangxi province region. - Reuters
BEIJING: China’s government allocated 540 million yuan (US$74 million) of additional funding for flood control and disaster relief on Saturday (July 6) as more rainstorms and high temperatures are expected to hit many provinces.
The majority of the money is earmarked for nine provinces including central Hunan, Hubei, Anhui and Jiangxi to help local authorities search, rescue and relocate disaster victims, the Ministry of Finance said in a statement posted on its website.
Rainstorms are expected in the northeastern provinces of Liaoning and Jilin today with areas in Sichuan, Shanxi, Shandong and Henan bracing for heavy rain in the next two days, China Central Television reported. The southern part of China including major cities such as Shanghai, Hangzhou and Fuzhou will be hit by high temperatures over the next five days, CCTV added.
A dike breach in Dongting Lake in Hunan province occurred yesterday evening, causing flooding in the area and about 5,000 residents were relocated, Xinhua News Agency reported. Rescue work is still ongoing, according to CCTV. - Bloomberg
