China sends 7,000 disaster relief items to Liaoning Province

BEIJING, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- China's Ministry of Emergency Management and two other government departments have sent 7,000 disaster relief items, including blankets and emergency kits, to northeast China's Liaoning Province, the ministry said on Tuesday.

A team has also been dispatched to the province to guide rescue efforts following torrential rains, the ministry added.

Heavy rains have lashed the city