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.
