China's State Council has sent a work team to the autonomous prefecture of Dai and Jinpo ethnicities in southwestern Yunnan province, which was recently ravaged by floods, landslides and mudflows, to help with local disaster relief work.

The work team comprises leading officials from seven ministries and commissions, including the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the State Ethnic Affairs Commission and the Ministry of Finance.

The team will convey the concern and cordial regards of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and the State Council to victims of the disaster, guide relief work in the locality and help to address actual difficulties and problems of local people in production and life.