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175m yuan of relief to flood-hit regions
2011-06-22 20:49
The Ministry of Finance (MOF) and Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA) on Wednesday allocated 175 million yuan ($26.92 million) to help victims of rain-triggered floods in Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi and Sichuan provinces.
Discharge eases pressure on full reservoir
2011-06-22 07:27
Water was discharged from Xin'an River Reservoir in West Zhejiang on Tuesday morning in a bid to release pressure on the dam that had been holding back the swollen waters of Qiantang River.
China dispatches disaster relief teams to flooded south
2011-06-17 06:52
China's central authorities on Thursday upgraded its emergency response to level 4 -- the highest-- and sent disaster relief teams to Zhejiang, Anhui and Jiangxi provinces -- where heavy rainfall has triggered serious floods claiming lives.
Drinking water, food delivered to stranded town
2011-06-13 09:47
Local government is rationing out food and water to about 4,100 villagers after floods ravaged Guandao township, Tongcheng county, in Central China's Hubei province.
$5.4m allocated to flood-hit Guizhou
2011-06-08 21:25
China's Ministry of Finance (MOF) and Ministry of Civil Affairs on Wednesday allocated 35 million yuan ($5.39 million) to help victims of rain-triggered floods in the southwestern Guizhou Province.
China ups alarm level for Guizhou floods
2011-06-07 13:39
The Chinese government on Tuesday upgraded its emergency response level for the recent floods in southwest Guizhou province to level III, the third level of China's national emergency response system.
Drought relief in rural areas 'urgent task': Hu
2011-06-04 08:03
President Hu Jintao has urged local government officials to treat drought relief in rural areas as an "urgent task" as he wraps up a four-day inspection tour in Central China's Hubei province Friday.
Emergency response launched for drought-hit region
2011-05-29 22:49
China initiated a fourth-level emergency response plan Sunday afternoon to cope with the drought in East China's Jiangxi province.
Measures announced to fight lingering drought
2011-05-27 21:59
China's top drought relief authority said Friday the management of the Three Gorges Dam will be improved to help alleviate drought and the government will allocate funds to support anti-drought efforts in worst-hit regions.
Three Gorges Dam: no more water to give
2011-05-27 11:08
Three Gorges Dam may not be able to quench the thirst of drought-hit areas in Central China after June 10 as the dam's water level has dropped two meters from 154 meters since it began releasing water.
Students suffer water shortage in drought
2011-05-27 09:57
Students wait in lines to get water from a truck on a school playground in Xihe township, Suizhou city, Central China's Hubei province, May 26, 2011. The drought has left 5,400 residents and two schools in Xihe short of drinking water.
New reservoir to keep Shanghai in fresh water
2011-05-26 09:12
The city's tap water supply will not be undermined by the lingering drought and the consequent intrusion of saltwater, a local official from the water authority has said.

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