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Chinese government allocates $30m for disaster relief
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-06-24 16:28
Funds from the civil affairs and finance ministries were given to Anhui, Henan, Hunan, Shanxi, Heilongjiang and Gansu provinces and Ningxia Hui autonomous region and Inner Mongolia autonomous region. In Anhui in early June, 15,700 houses were destroyed, 7,000 people relocated and 205,400 hectares of farmland damaged by storms, said the local disaster relief office. In May, severe drought hit Shanxi, Heilongjiang, Gansu, Ningxia and Inner Mongolia. (For more biz stories, please visit Industries)
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