Chinese authorities are racing against the clock to support regions battered by severe floods and typhoons, allocating 270 million yuan ($38 million) in emergency relief funds this weekend. The funds, approved by the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Emergency Management, target hardest-hit areas like Hainan, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Yunnan.
The cash injection will fuel critical efforts: rescuing stranded residents, preventing landslides and other secondary disasters, and rebuilding damaged homes. Local teams are prioritizing evacuations and flood-response infrastructure repairs as communities brace for more extreme weather.
This move underscores China’s intensified focus on climate-driven disasters, which have surged in frequency this year. With monsoon seasons growing unpredictable, analysts say proactive funding could save lives—and livelihoods—across Asia’s vulnerable coastal regions.
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China allocates disaster relief funds to flood, typhoon-hit regions
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