China allocates 350 million yuan to support three flood-hit provinces

BEIJING: China's top economic planner said on Sunday that it has allocated CN¥350 million (about US$49.08 million) from the central budget to aid disaster relief and restoration efforts in the flood-stricken Henan, Shaanxi and Sichuan provinces. In a statement carried by Xinhua News Agency, the National Development and Reform Commission said the money would be used to fund the emergency recovery of flood-damaged schools, hospitals, flood control facilities and more in these three provinces. Source: Emirates News Agency