China spends $357 mln on flood control, drought relief this year: officials The Chinese central government has spent 2.43 billion yuan (357 million U.S. dollars) on flood control and drought relief as of Aug. 23 this year Death toll from SW China mudslides rises to 38; 54 still missing The death toll from the mudslides in a remote mountain township in southwest China's Yunnan Province has risen to 38, with 54 others still missing as of 6 p.m. Wednesday   鈼?nbsp; Latest News 路 Typhoon Meranti makes landfall at SE China's Fujian Province; 145,300 evacuated 路 China's top political advisor calls for efforts to build "ecological screens" 路 Tropical storm Lionrock brings heavy rainfall to SE China regions 路 Death toll rises to 16 in SW China landslide 路 Tropical storm Lionrock brings heavy rainfall to SE China regions 路 Four dead, 44 missing in SW China landslide 路 Death toll from NW China mudslides rises to 1,471; 294 still missing 路 School students in flooded south China begin new semester on time after clean up 路 China finishes draining barrier lake 23 days after NW China mudslide 路 China vows to drain stagnant water in NW mudslide town in days more     鈼?nbsp; Video Three Gorges Dam resists 2nd largest flood peak The Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze river resisted the year's second largest flood peak this afternoon ... Clearing waterway makes breakthrough in Zhouqu county Disease prevention continues in Gansu Province Quarter million flee Liaoning flooding   鈼?nbsp; Photos Typhoon Meranti hits China's Fujian SE China's province braces for tropical storm Lionrock Heavy rains and thunderstorms to hit Shanghai Rescuers finish draining barrier lake in mudslide-hit Zhouqu Broken bridge under repair in flood-hit Tibet Fire drill held at Three Gorges Dam Worker brushes protective coating onto Three Gorges Dam to protect concrete structure Landslide victims move into newly established shelter site in Zhouqu Water level declines in mudslide-hit Zhouqu Flood of Nujiang River flows closely to residences of Gongshan, Yunnan Province Strong tropical storm "Mindulle" skims Sanya, China's Hainan Province Young soldiers work in landslide-hit Zhouqu County New bridge spanning over Dongyuegu River to be set up soon