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China earmarks 485m yuan for drought relief, post-disaster reconstruction
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CHINA earmarked 485 million yuan (US$70.7 million) for drought relief and post-disaster reconstruction, in late May, according to the Ministry of Finance.
The funds were allocated to drought-stricken regions in northern China where over 100,000 square kilometers of farmland has been in the grip of drought since mid-April, as well as to quake-stricken areas in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
Eight deaths have been reported and another 23 were injured in the Magnitude 5.5 quake that jolted Taxkorgan County at 5:58am on May 11. Over 1,500 houses were destroyed or badly damaged.
The ministry said it would keep an eye on weather changes and continue to provide financial support for disaster-hit regions.
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