China's agricultural authorities launch level-II emergency response for natural disaster

China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs on Tuesday launched a level-II emergency response to battle the major natural disaster in the country.

The ministry said it has dispatched expert teams to five provinces, including Jiangsu, Anhui, Jiangxi, Hubei and Hunan, for flood control and disaster relief.

(Cover: Armed policemen in Poyang County, east China's Jiangxi Province, July 13, 2020. /Xinhua)