Weather & Science
China to Boost Flood Relief Efforts as Heavy Rains Continue
- Government allocates at least $69 million for emergency aid
- Major rivers may overflow, complicate flood control this year
A flood-affected village in Hunan province on July 28.
Photographer: AFP/Getty Images
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China’s central government has urged regional authorities to step up flood prevention and disaster relief efforts, after heavy rains killed at least 15 people and displaced thousands across the country over the weekend.
The Asian nation faces a “severe and complicated” flood control situation this summer, with major waterways like the Yellow River and others likely to overflow amid an active typhoon season, Xinhua state news agency reported, citing a top leadership meeting chaired by President Xi Jinping on July 25. The national weather agency kept an orange warning in place for heavy rains, the second-highest level in its system.