BEIJING: Severe casualties were reported over the weekend as torrential rain hit many parts of China, with search and rescue efforts ongoing to locate dozens of people missing in accidents caused by flash floods. The National Development and Reform Commission said on Sunday that it had allocated 350 million yuan ($48.15 million) from the central budget to aid disaster relief and restoration efforts in flood-stricken Henan, Shaanxi and Sichuan provinces.
The money will be used to fund the emergency recovery of flood-damaged schools, hospitals, flood control facilities and other infrastructure in the three provinces, it said. –The Daily Mail-China Daily news exchange item
