HONG KONG: China's agricultural sector must improve its capacity for disaster prevention and mitigation, Vice Premier Liu Guozhong said on Tuesday (Aug 13), according to the Xinhua news agency, also vowing more financial support to restore output after flooding.
A corn field is partially submerged by floodwaters after heavy rainfall and waters from the upstream Yangtze River flooded a town in Hukou county of Jiujiang, Jiangxi province, China, on Jul 5, 2024. HONG KONG: China's agricultural sector must improve its capacity for disaster prevention and mitigation, Vice Premier Liu Guozhong said on Tuesday , according to the Xinhua news agency, also vowing more financial support to restore output after flooding.
His comments came as he was conducting an investigative trip in Liaoning and Jilin provinces in northeast China, Xinhua said. Extreme rainfall in July drenched vast areas such as the Sichuan Basin, Yellow River, Huai River and parts of the North China Plain, breaking precipitation records at 33 weather stations in Henan, Hunan and Shandong provinces.
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