Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, south China - April 20, 2024

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China on Wednesday earmarked 110 million yuan (about 15.48 million U.S. dollars) from the central natural-disaster relief fund to support flood control and disaster relief efforts in Jiangxi and Guangdong provinces, and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

The emergency funds were jointly allocated by the Ministry of Finance (MOF) and the Ministry of Emergency Management, the MOF said on its website.

Of the funds, 40 million yuan will be allocated to Jiangxi, 50 million yuan to Guangdong, and 20 million yuan to Guangxi, according to the MOF.

The funds will mainly be used on searching, rescuing and relocating the disaster-stricken people, secondary disaster detection, the repair of damaged houses, and other aspects, the MOF said.

As of Monday, four people were killed after continuous heavy rainfall hit many parts of south China's Guangdong Province in recent days, according to local authorities.

In response to the heavy rainfall and rising water levels, the flood control authorities in Guangdong Province escalated the emergency response level from Level II to Level III, effective from 20:00 on Tuesday.

Shotlist
Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, south China - April 20, 2024:
1. Various of vehicles running in heavy rain;
Qingyuan City, Guangdong Province, south China - April 19-20, 2024:
2. Various of cars stuck in floods, others driving through flooded roads;
Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province, south China - April 19-20, 2024:
3. Aerial shots of flooded roads; cars driving through flooded roads;
4. Various of clearing-up work;
Quannan County, Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province, east China - April 20, 2024:
5. Various of flooded streets;
6. Various of floodwater, flooded buildings.

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