BEIJING (Reuters) -- China has expanded the economic safeguards for segments of its population affected by flood control schemes in times of extreme rainfall, including pledges of direct compensation from the central government and payments for livestock losses.
Natural disasters
Flood-hit China expands social security net as extreme rain takes toll
Central government will take on 70% of compensation burden
Buildings and roads are half submerged in floodwaters after heavy rain in Rongjiang county, Guizhou province, China, on June 24. (China Daily via Reuters)
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