China allocates 600 mln yuan for five flood-hit provinces, cities

China on Monday allocated a total of 600 million yuan (about 85.7 million U.S. dollars) for disaster relief in five regions hit by floods, the Ministry of Emergency Management (MEM), and the Ministry of Finance said.

The funds, allocated by the Ministry of Finance and the MEM, were channeled to Jiangxi, Anhui, Hubei, Hunan provinces and Chongqing Municipality for disaster relief.

It comes on top of 615 million yuan (about 87.6 million U.S. dollars) previously allocated to six regions last Wednesday, including Jiangxi, Anhui, Hubei, and Chongqing.

Additional relief materials, including blankets and tents, have also been dispatched to Jiangxi Province, which is hard hit by the flood.

Zhou Xuewen, vice minister of the MEM, on Monday led a working team to inspect flood prevention and rescue work at Poyang Lake in Jiangxi Province.

China's State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters have also sent six more teams to seven flood-hit provinces over the weekend. 

Other financial aid is also being directed to flood-affected areas, such as 129 million yuan (about 18.4 million U.S. dollars) from the Ministry of Transport for road repair.