The Office of the National Disaster Reduction and Relief Committee, the Ministry
of Emergency Management and the National Food and Strategic Reserves
Administration has allocated 40,000 central disaster-relief items to Hunan
following heavy rain and flooding. Supplies—tents, folding cots, towels and
blankets, site lighting, summer clothing, raincoats and boots—are intended to
support local resettlement, emergency assistance and basic living needs for
affected residents.