Legal basis: Regulations on Natural Disaster Relief
Article 4 The people's governments at or above the county level shall incorporate the natural disaster relief work into the national economic and social development plan, establish and improve the fund and material guarantee mechanism to meet the needs of natural disaster relief, and incorporate the natural disaster relief funds and natural disaster relief funds arranged by the people's government into the financial budget.
Article 5 Villagers' committees, residents' committees and social organizations such as the Red Cross, charities and public offering foundations shall assist the people's governments in carrying out natural disaster relief work according to law.
The state encourages and guides units and individuals to participate in activities such as natural disaster relief, donation and voluntary service.
Article 15 In case of emergency of natural disaster relief, the local people's governments at or above the county level or the comprehensive coordination agencies of natural disaster relief of the people's governments may urgently requisition the materials, equipment, means of transport and venues within their respective administrative areas, and shall return them in time after the emergency of natural disaster relief is over, and make compensation according to the relevant provisions of the state.
Sixteenth natural disasters caused casualties or large property losses, the civil affairs department of the people's government at the county level in the affected areas shall immediately report to the people's government at the same level and the civil affairs department of the people's government at the next higher level.
Natural disasters cause particularly serious or heavy casualties and property losses, and the civil affairs departments of the people's governments at the county level in the affected areas shall report in a timely manner in accordance with the procedures stipulated in relevant laws, administrative regulations and emergency plans in the State Council, and may report directly to the State Council when necessary.
Seventeenth before the disaster is stable, the civil affairs departments of the people's governments in the affected areas shall report the casualties, property losses and natural disaster relief work dynamics caused by natural disasters step by step every day, and release them to the society in a timely manner.
After the disaster situation is stable, the people's governments at or above the county level in the affected areas or the comprehensive coordination agencies for natural disaster relief and emergency response of the people's governments shall evaluate, verify and publish the losses of natural disasters.