Over 24,600 evacuated after landslide

The top emergency management authority held an emergency meeting with government bodies related to the disaster relief work, including the Ministry of Natural Resources, Ministry of Water Resources and China Meteorological Administration, on Thursday night. A joint emergency response mechanism headed by Huang Ming, Party chief of the Ministry of Emergency Management, was established in the meeting.

Under the mechanism, the different government bodies will meet every day to coordinate joint actions in the disaster relief work to root out risks as soon as possible.

Ye Jianchun, vice-minister of emergency management, has arrived at the site to guide disaster relief work, leading a joint team from various government bodies, according to the Ministry of Emergency Management.

The State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters said it has asked local authorities to evacuate residents from areas that may be affected and ordered reservoirs downstream to discharge water to give space for possible flooding.

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