The Chinese authorities have earmarked 719 million yuan (about $102 million) to support disaster relief and restore agricultural production in regions hit by Super Typhoon Yagi and several rounds of heavy rainfall, the Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday.
The fund, jointly allocated by the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Water Resources, has been distributed to the Chinese mainland’s Hainan, Guangdong, Liaoning, Jilin, Hunan, Yunnan, and Qinghai provinces, as well as the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.
According to the ministry, the funds will be used to purchase agricultural supplies and services for crop replanting and reseeding, and to repair damaged facilities, helping disaster-hit regions resume agricultural production.
Super Typhoon Yagi, the 11th typhoon of this year, made two landfalls in China earlier this month, first striking Hainan and later Guangdong. It is the strongest autumn typhoon to land in China since 1949, according to meteorological authorities.
The devastating typhoon, coupled with heavy rainfall, has caused significant damage to infrastructure and agriculture across the affected regions. The government’s swift allocation of funds aims to stabilize the livelihood of farmers and rebuild the agricultural sector in these areas.
Communities in the disaster-hit regions are now focusing on recovery efforts, with local authorities coordinating the distribution of supplies and repair of essential facilities. The financial support from the central government is expected to accelerate the restoration of normalcy and bolster resilience against future natural disasters.
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