China allocates $15.35 million for rescue work in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei after heavy rains

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Rescue workers in a boat go through a flooded street in a neighbourhood where days of heavy rain from remnants of Typhoon Doksuri have caused heavy damage in Beijing, China, August 1, 2023. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s finance ministry and emergency management ministry on Tuesday allocated 110 million yuan ($15.35 million) for rescue work in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei area after heavy rains, CCTV news reported.

($1 = 7.1642 Chinese yuan renminbi)

(Reporting by Beijing Newsroom; editing by Christina Fincher)