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Relentless heavy rainfall and surging upstream inflows have triggered devastating floods in two counties of southwest China's Guizhou Province, forcing mass evacuations.

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00:00Relentless heavy rainfall and surging upstream inflows have triggered devastating floods
00:07in two counties of southwest China's Guizhou Province, forcing mass evacuations.
00:13As of Tuesday, 51,000 residents were evacuated in Rongjiang County, while 32,000 were relocated
00:20in Kongjiang County.
00:22The flood control emergency response has been elevated to level one, the highest, in both
00:27areas.
00:29Rescue teams comprising soldiers, firefighters, and volunteers have deployed boats and equipment
00:34to aid ongoing rescue operations in the affected counties.
00:38Meanwhile, China's National Development and Reform Commission announced Wednesday an allocation
00:44of 100 million yuan, about US$13.95 million, to support disaster relief in flood-stricken
00:52Guizhou Province.
00:54The funds will focus on restoring key infrastructure and public services, including roadblocks.
00:59roads, flood control systems, hospitals, and schools.
01:04At the same time, the National Commission for Disaster Prevention, Reduction, and Relief launched
01:09a Level 4 Emergency Response.
01:11.

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