Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday that the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, the national legislature, voted in favor of the law, which will come into effect on November 1, 2024.

Consisting of eight chapters, the law stipulates prevention measures and emergency preparedness, monitoring and early warning, emergency response and rescue, and recovery and reconstruction.

It also specifies the establishment and composition of emergency command agencies and improves the emergency support systems.

The text is even more relevant at a time when China is on high alert due to heavy rains, floods, and geological disasters that have lashed regions in southern China.

China recently announced the allocation of 496 million yuan (about 69.59 million dollars) from its natural disaster relief fund.

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