China allocates 60 mln yuan to aid flood relief efforts in Guangdong

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2025-06-19 00:24:15

Firefighters transfer flood-hit residents in Huaiji County, south China's Guangdong Province, June 18, 2025. The National Development and Reform Commission on Wednesday said that it has allocated 60 million yuan (about 8.36 million U.S. dollars) from China's central budget to bolster flood relief efforts in Guangdong Province. The funds will be directed toward restoring infrastructure and public services in Guangdong's affected regions, according to the commission. Severe flooding has recently struck the province, with Zhaoqing City among the hardest-hit areas. As of noon on Wednesday, continuous heavy rainfall had affected approximately 300,000 residents of Huaiji County, which is administered by Zhaoqing City, and about 70,000 people had been relocated to safer areas, according to local authorities. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

BEIJING, June 18 (Xinhua) -- The National Development and Reform Commission on Wednesday said that it has allocated 60 million yuan (about 8.36 million U.S. dollars) from China's central budget to bolster flood relief efforts in Guangdong Province.

The funds will be directed toward restoring infrastructure and public services in Guangdong's affected regions, according to the commission.

Severe flooding has recently struck the province, with Zhaoqing City among the hardest-hit areas.

As of noon on Wednesday, continuous heavy rainfall had affected approximately 300,000 residents of Huaiji County, which is administered by Zhaoqing City, and about 70,000 people had been relocated to safer areas, according to local authorities. ■

A staff member from China Southern Power Grid operates a machine to pump water at an underground parking place in Huaiji County, south China's Guangdong Province, June 19, 2025.(Xinhua/Deng Hua)

Volunteers clean up a flood-hit street in Huaiji County, south China's Guangdong Province, June 19, 2025. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

Residents walk on a flood-hit road in Huaiji County, south China's Guangdong Province, June 19, 2025. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

Facilities are damaged by floods on a riverbank in Huaiji County, south China's Guangdong Province, June 19, 2025. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

An aerial drone photo shows a view in Huaiji County, south China's Guangdong Province, June 19, 2025. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

Militiamen clean up a flood-hit street in Huaiji County, south China's Guangdong Province, June 19, 2025. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

Sanitation workers clean up a flood-hit street in Huaiji County, south China's Guangdong Province, June 19, 2025. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

Volunteers clean up a flood-hit street in Huaiji County, south China's Guangdong Province, June 19, 2025. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)