China allocates 200 million yuan for flood-hit regions

BEIJING, July 7 -- China's top economic planner said on Sunday that it has allocated 200 million yuan (about 28.05 million U.S. dollars) from the central budget to aid disaster relief and restoration in flood-stricken Hunan and Jiangxi provinces.

The money will be used to fund the emergency recovery of flood-damaged schools, hospitals, flood control facilities and others in the two provinces, according to the National Development and Reform Commission.