This state media said that the province was lashed by record rainfall from the remnants of Typhoon Gaemi.
Days of heavy rain have breached major dikes and dams and caused flooding in swathes of cropland.
Funds For Disaster Prevention and Agricultural AidState broadcaster CCTV said the Finance Ministry earmarked funds of 238 million yuan ($33 million) for disaster prevention and agricultural aid.
China has already released disaster relief funds of at least 6.9 billion yuan ($951 million), Reuters calculations show.
Damage Caused By Extreme Weather
Weather experts blamed the heavy rain in humid conditions on several factors.
Beijing News said that a combination of southwest monsoon and the outer cloud system from Gaemi, caused torrential rain.
Impact on Zixing County
In Zixing county, the extreme weather has affected almost 90,000 people and damaged about 1,400 homes.
The People’s Daily said on its website that extreme weather damaged about 1,300 roads and snapped power links to several villages.
Beijing News reported that Zixing has received record rain since Friday
Zixing received record rain due to the impact of Gaemi.
In fact, one spot recorded 24-hour rainfall exceeding 645 mm (25.3 inches)
Juanshui River Level
The official Xinhua news agency said that two days of rain have raised the level of the Juanshui river and breached three dikes.
The Juanshui flows into the Xiangjiang, a major tributary of the Yangtze River.
Floods rose to a record level in some parts, State media said.
Impact On Hunan And Other Provinces
A landslide unleashed by the rain washed away homes in Hunan, killing 15 people on Sunday, state media added.
Heavy rains have also pummelled several other provinces, prompting them to issue warnings and activate emergency plans.
The government met last week to discuss wider measures to tackle natural disasters.
(With Inputs From Reuters)
