China allocates funds for typhoon relief

BEIJING -- China's ministries of finance and civil affairs have jointly allocated 118 million yuan ($19 million) as relief fund to Zhejiang and Fujian, two eastern coastal provinces hit by Typhoon Fitow.

According to a Wednesday statement from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the fund will be mainly used for the urgent resettlement of affected people, reconstruction of damaged houses and support for relatives of those killed in the havoc.

Typhoon Fitow, which made landfall in Fujian, just south of Zhejiang, early on Oct 7, brought heavy rain to the regions, inundating roads and houses, and causing river breaches and power failures.

Ten people were killed in Wenzhou city in Zhejiang amid heavy rains brought by the typhoon, local authorities said last week.

According to the ministry, expert teams have been dispatched to the two provinces to review local situations and guide relief work.