Rainstorms hit eastern China, triggering mass evacuations

As many as 195,000 were evacuated as rainstorms hit eastern China's Anhui province, according to local media.

The storms, which affected 811,000 residents, caused major disruptions in 35 counties and districts across six prefecture-level cities in Anhui, forcing thousands of people to flee the region on Sunday, China's state-run Xinhua News Agency reported.

The torrential rains also caused 20 rivers, including China's longest, the Yangtze, to exceed warning levels in their Anhui sections.

Hundreds of relief teams have been deployed to the region to help those affected by the disaster and to respond quickly to possible further flooding.

On Friday, the Chinese Water Resources Ministry raised the flood emergency to level 3 for Anhui, Jiangxi, Hubei and Hunan provinces.

Earlier on Sunday, the Ministry of Finance announced that the central government has allocated an additional 45 million yuan (about $6.31 million) to repair flood-damaged roads, on top of the 105 million yuan previously allocated.

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