BEIJING, May 27 (Xinhua) -- The government disaster relief fund for earthquake-stricken areas had hit 19.2 billion yuan (2.74 billion U.S. dollars) as of 2 p.m. Tuesday, up 2.6 billion yuan from the previous day, according to the Information Office of the State Council.

The fund included 15.13 billion yuan from the central budget and 4.09 billion yuan from the local budget, the office said.

Source: Xinhua