China activates level-IV emergency response against Typhoon Khanun

　 BEIJING, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- The State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters has activated a level-IV emergency response against Typhoon Khanun and sent a work team to east China's Zhejiang Province to assist in the local combat against the sixth typhoon of the year.

China's ongoing efforts against floods and typhoons remain complicated and severe, according to the meeting jointly held on Wednesday by the office of the headquarters and the Ministry of Emergency Management.