Xi urges 'all-out effort' to protect lives in flood prevention

Disaster-stricken people should be resettled in a proper way and every effort should be made to reduce deaths and injuries of people as well as property losses to the greatest possible extent, Xi said.

While asking the People's Liberation Army and armed forces to help local governments in the rescue operation, Xi also urged relevant ministries under the State Council to strengthen coordination, intensify efforts in risk identification, reinforce security of key infrastructure facilities and improve pre-warning and prediction of heavy rains, typhoon floods and mudslides.

He also called for resuming normal order of production and life as soon as possible while organizing flood prevention and rescue work.

Substantial measures must be taken to help disaster-hit people who are in need, organize disease-prevention work in order to prevent people from becoming poor due to the disaster and avoid risk of epidemic in the wake of the disaster, Xi said.