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Wednesday June 19, 2024
Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for making all-out efforts to combat floods and drought, and ensure robust disaster relief works to safeguard people’s lives and property as well as social stability.
Xi Jinping made the remarks in an instruction on flood and drought relief work.
Noting the recent heavy and persistent rains in many southern areas, as well as the drought in some northern areas, the general secretary of the Communist Party of China said that no effort should be spared to search for and rescue missing or missing people. trapped, make appropriate arrangements for disaster victims, maintain normal order in work and life, and limit damage.
As China enters the major flood season, all regions and departments should improve disaster monitoring and early warning, prepare adequate equipment and materials, and effectively respond to all emergency situations, announced the Chinese president.
Several Chinese provinces have implemented or improved their emergency flood response after experiencing heavy rains and seeing river levels rise in June. At the same time, scorching heat is gripping central and northern China, with a large number of national weather stations recording high daily temperatures.
