The Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Emergency Management on Wednesday allocated 50 million yuan in natural disaster relief funds to support emergency rescue and relief work in Hubei and Gansu provinces.

Twenty-one people were killed and seven injured in a landslide in Tanchang county in Gansu on Tuesday, whereas thunderstorms and gales that hit Hubei a day earlier left 11 dead and one missing.

Twenty million yuan will go to Hubei to support the relocation and resettlement of affected residents and the restoration and reconstruction of damaged homes.

Thirty million yuan will be used in Gansu for search and rescue, evacuation, emergency geological disaster response, and checks for potential secondary disaster risks.

The Ministry of Finance said the country is facing a severe and complex flood-control situation, and that it will closely monitor disaster developments and strengthen funding support for local prevention and relief efforts. (Reporting by Xinhua)


Edited by Edmond Fong