80m yuan to aid provinces in flood

The province's civil affairs department said it had made social aid available to out-of-towners stranded by the flooding. It also fast-tracked the application process to ensure timely assistance.

The provincial government has also sent more than 50 experts in fields including infectious diseases and drinking water safety to aid epidemic-prevention efforts.

Charitable donations have also poured in. Shanxi Xinghuacun Fenjiu Group, a distillery that produces baijiu, a Chinese liquor, donated 30 million yuan to the province's Red Cross to help with disaster relief efforts and pledged to buy sorghum from affected farmers.

Donors also include some of the country's technology giants. Alibaba, Baidu, Tencent, Byte Dance and Pinduoduo each donated 50 million yuan to aid relief and reconstruction efforts.