Chinese authorities allocate additional US$50m to flood-hit regions
People wait in lines to get clean water in Changting Town, Heilongjiang Province, as water and power supply were suspended due to flooding in some areas on August 6, 2023.
Chinese authorities on Sunday earmarked an additional 350 million yuan (US$50 million) to assist flood-hit regions of Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei and also provinces in northeast China.
So far, the central government has allocated 520 million yuan in central natural disaster relief funds to the above-mentioned regions, according to the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Emergency Management.
Local governments can use these funds for disaster relief, emergency response, relocating residents, seeking flood-related hazards and restoring damaged homes, the authorities said.
Torrential rainstorms and floods have wreaked havoc in north and northeast China over the past week.
