Chinese Flood Victims Struggle to Receive Aid

Chinese Flood Victims Struggle to Receive Aid
Petitioners of Weihui City, Henan Province, China, hold banners in front of the municipal government asking for aid and compensation on Aug. 25, 2021, after a devastating July flood. Courtesy of interviewee
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After more than a month since a devastating July flooding in China’s central Henan Province, residents are struggling to get displacement subsidies of a maximum of $162 per person.

Heavy rainfall poured down from July 17 to July 20 in Henan. Floods affected half of Weihui city’s 600,000 residents, and displaced about one-third of the locals, The Epoch Times reported on July 30.