The civil affairs and finance ministries allocated
emergency disaster relief funds and materials yesterday to the
flood-ravaged southeastern province of Fujian and Guangxi Zhuang
Autonomous Region in the south.
According to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, 15
million yuan (US$1.8 million) will go to Fujian and 20 million yuan
(US$2.4 million) to Guangxi, along with 2,000 tents.
A work team formed jointly by both ministries, the
National Development and Reform Commission and six other government
departments reached Fujian on Wednesday afternoon to extend the
sympathies of the Party and central government to flood victims and
to direct flood control and relief work, said a civil affairs
ministry official.
"We have taken these substantial measures
consistent with a national program on emergency relief work in
natural disasters," he added.
According to his ministry, by 3:00 PM yesterday the
floods had resulted in a death toll of 12 and emergency relocation
of 317,000 people in Fujian; 36 deaths, 15 missing and 25,000
displaced in Guangdong; and 27 dead, 20 missing and 333,000
displaced in Guangxi.
"Other losses from the deluges are still being
calculated," said the official.
Since June 16, Guangxi and the provinces of
Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan and Guangdong, all in southern and
southeastern China, have experienced continued floods, landslides
and mudslides caused by torrential rain. Among them, Fujian,
Guangdong and Guangxi have been the worst hit.
(Xinhua News Agency June 23, 2005)