China Boosts Aid Efforts to Rain-Hit Areas as Storms Kill Six
Excavators operating to repair the collapsed roads in flood-hit areas in Fangshan District of Beijing, Aug 4.
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China has increased aid to storm-affected areas, distributing an additional 350 million yuan ($48.8 million) to support rescue and anti-flooding efforts as heavy rains continue to hit different parts of the country, killing six people in the northeast.
The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Emergency Management disbursed the funds to areas including Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Heilongjiang and Jilin, the emergency management ministry said in a statement on Sunday. The government had earlier issued 170 million yuan in aid to affected centers.