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China allocates $118m for quake relief

Updated: 2012-09-11 15:31
( Xinhua)

China allocates $118m for quake relief 

Rescue workers clean a flooded street after heavy rains in the quake-hit Yiliang county, Yunnan province, Sept 11, 2012.[Photo/Xinhua] More photos about Yiliang
BEIJING - China's central government has allocated 750 million yuan ($118.3 million) for quake relief and reconstruction efforts in southwestern province of Yunnan, according to an announcement from the Ministry of Civil Affairs on Tuesday.

China allocates $118m for quake relief

 Floods pummel quake-hit county
Another 30 million yuan was given to neighboring Guizhou province, which was also affected by the quakes on Friday.

Disaster relief materials, including 10,000 tents, 20,000 quilts and 20,000 cotton-padded overcoats, have also been sent to quake-hit areas, the ministry said.

Multiple earthquakes hit a mountainous area in Yunnan on September 7, leaving 81 people dead and 821 injured.

An earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale jolted Southwest China's Yunnan province at 11:21 am Tuesday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.

 

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