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China Allocates Millions in New Disaster Relief After Storms and a Deadly Landslide
The funding follows floods that evacuated about 130,000 people and a landslide that killed 21 forestry workers, state media said.
- On Wednesday, China's central government allocated 50 million yuan to restore infrastructure in Hubei and 30 million yuan to Gansu following severe storms that displaced thousands of people and killed 21 forestry workers.
- Tropical Storm Maysak hit Guangxi, breaching reservoirs and sending torrents of water into towns and cities, while a landslide in Gansu buried the forestry workers under debris.
- More than 8,000 people and about 5,700 boats have been deployed in rescue operations, according to the Xinhua News Agency, while officials reported six people dead and about 130,000 residents evacuated.
- Xiaofei, who works in Shenzhen, reported her brother's family is trapped on the second floor in Qintang district without power or water as floodwaters continue rising, and local authorities have not yet reached them.
- Elsewhere in Asia, severe weather has caused deaths in India and Bangladesh, while the national meteorological center forecasts Super Typhoon Bavi will strike southeastern China over the weekend.
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The Herald JournalChina allocates millions in new disaster relief after deadly storms and a landslide
BEIJING (AP) — China allocated millions of dollars in additional relief funding for disaster-hit areas Wednesday after severe storms destroyed homes and displaced thousands of people and a landslide killed 21 forestry workers.
China allocates millions in disaster relief after storm, landslide
BEIJING — China allocated millions of dollars in additional relief funding for disaster-hit areas Wednesday after severe storms destroyed homes and displaced thousands of people and a landslide killed
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China allocates 50 million yuan for disaster relief in Hubei, Gansu
China's Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Emergency Management on Wednesday allocated 50 million yuan (about $7.3 million) in disaster relief funds to support emergency rescue and relief efforts in central China's Hubei Province and northwest China's
·Beijing, China
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