At least 29 people died and 16 others are missing after the floods hit China’s Hebei Province, causing heavy losses to the region, The Global Times reported. The natural disaster cost around 95.811 billion Yuan loss to the Hebei provincial authorities announced at a Friday press briefing.
The province’s officials expressed their deep condolences to those who lost their lives in the line of duty and victims of flooding and their affected families. All personnel mourned for the victims at the press briefing on Friday.
The flood situation in Hebei province has become worsened as the heavy rainstorms lasted for a long time and at a high intensity, which caused widespread flooding and resulted in severe disaster situations, Zhang Chengzhong, executive vice governor of Hebei Province said at the press conference.
China’s Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Emergency Management urgently allocated an additional 1.46 billion yuan in disaster prevention and relief on Friday, according to The Global Times. This funding will support five provincial-level regions, including Beijing, Tianjin, and the provinces of Hebei, Jilin, and Heilongjiang. The central government has issued a total of 7.738 billion yuan in flood control and disaster relief since the flood season began, according to the Ministry of Finance on Friday.
