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Chinese state councilor stresses allout flood relief efforts

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BEIJING State Councilor Wang Yong on Tuesday called for allout efforts in flood prevention, relief, and rescue work to ensure the safety of people’s lives and property. At a video conference on Tuesday, Wang, also head of the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarte­rs, called on relevant authoritie­s to enhance coordinati­on and strengthen monitoring and earlywarni­ng systems for heavy rainfall, typhoons, and other severe weather events.

Noting that the country is in a critical period of fighting floods, Wang underlined the importance of strict precaution­s against dike and reservoir breaches, torrential floods, waterloggi­ng, as well as other secondary disasters to prevent causalitie­s. He also stressed efforts to properly relocate affected people and promptly allocate relief supplies to ensure basic living standards of people hit by floods.

Since June, continuous downpours have lashed large parts of southern China, and the waters of many rivers in the affected regions have exceeded warning levels. The Ministry of Agricultur­e and

Rural Affairs on Tuesday launched a Level II emergency response for major natural disasters and sent special work teams to five provinces, hit hard by floods, to assess the impacts and make plans for restoring agricultur­al production after disasters wane.

(Xinhua )

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