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Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday demanded that authorities
at all levels must give top priority to ensuring people's safety and
property, and carefully and strictly implement the flood prevention and
disaster relief measures. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central
Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the
remarks in an important instruction after continuous heavy rainfall hit
regions including central China's Henan Province, causing heavy
casualties and property losses. The rainfall has made the flood control situation very severe,
causing severe waterlogging in Zhengzhou and other cities, water levels
in some rivers exceeding alarm levels, and damages to dams of some
reservoirs, Xi said, adding that sections of railways have also been
shut down, and some flights have been canceled. Xi stressed that authorities at all levels must always put people's
safety and property first, and take the lead in fighting the floods. He ordered authorities at all levels to promptly organize flood
prevention and disaster relief forces, properly accommodate those
affected, strictly prevent secondary disasters, and minimize casualties
and property losses. The People's Liberation Army and the People's Armed Police Force must
actively assist local authorities in emergency rescue and relief work,
said Xi. He urged the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters and
the emergency management, water resources and transport ministries to
enhance coordination, locate hidden dangers, and shore up the protection
of major infrastructure. Relevant departments should also improve the system for early
warnings and forecasts of rainfall, typhoons, mountain torrents and
mudslides, step up efforts on traffic management, and take detailed and
practical flood prevention and disaster relief measures, said Xi. He also stressed the need to take solid measures to assist those
affected by the floods, and to strengthen hygiene and disease control so
as to ward off epidemics and prevent people from returning to poverty
due to disasters. Enditem
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