Authorities in North-Eastern China raised their emergency response level on Sunday as tributaries of the Songhua, a major river, rose to dangerous levels after days of heavy rain caused by Typhoon Doksuri.
China’s Ministry of Water Resources said it raised the response for flooding to Level III at 10 a.m. (0200 GMT) in Inner Mongolia, Jilin and Heilongjiang.
Heilongjiang, known as China’s “Great Northern Granary”, is among the latest areas to suffer the aftermath of Doksuri, which has killed at least 20 peopleand displaced thousands.
Beijing has also suffered flooding, along with several other cities.
China on Sunday allocated an additional 350 million yuan ($48.8 million) to support rescues and house repairs in the flood-hit regions including Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Heilongjiang and Jilin, according to a Government statement.
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