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China allocates funds to support flood, drought relief efforts [Video]

China has allocated multiple batches of funds to provinces and regions across the country to support disaster relief efforts, including flood and drought response.

The Organization Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee has allocated a special fund of 138 million yuan (about $19 million) to 11 provinces and regions to help with flood and drought relief work. The department said that all local authorities need to make every effort to deal with the disaster, do a solid job in flood control, rescue and relief work, minimize disaster losses, and effectively ensure the safety of people’s lives and property and overall social stability.

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