Central Government Allocates 281 Million Yuan in Subsidies to Relieve Drought-Stricken Areas in 5 Provinces

According to a notice on the website of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, on August 28, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Civil Affairs jointly allocated 281 million yuan in central natural disaster living subsidy funds to 5 provinces (autonomous regions), namely Inner Mongolia, Liaoning, Henan, Hubei and Ningxia, to help resolve the difficulties faced by people in drought-stricken areas with regard to drinking water, staple food and other basic living needs.

Previously, the National Disaster Reduction Commission and the Ministry of Civil Affairs successively activated a national Level IV disaster relief emergency response to the difficulties caused to the basic living of affected people by the drought in 5 provinces (autonomous regions), namely Inner Mongolia, Liaoning, Henan, Hubei and Ningxia, and dispatched working groups to the disaster areas to inspect the disaster situation and assist and guide the disaster areas in carrying out basic living assistance for affected people.