The Chinese central government has allocated 100 million yuan
(US$1.25 million) in emergency aid for the areas hit hard by
droughts in this spring-ploughing season, the Ministry of Finance
said Tuesday.
The ministry said the areas cover south and southwest China and
northwestern part of north China and eastern part of northwest
China.
Reduced rainfall in south and southwest China since last winter
caused fall of water levels of rivers and reservoirs in the
regions, leaving some of those regions hit hard by droughts, said
the ministry.
Meanwhile, little rainfall in northwestern part of north China
and eastern part of northwest China resulted in widespread
droughts, said the ministry.
(Xinhua News Agency?March 22, 2006)
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