China-Xi/Flood Control
Zhengzhou City, Henan Province, central China - July 20, 2021 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of firefighters evacuating trapped residents with rubber dinghy
2. Various of firefighters walking through floodwater, pushing kindergarten bus
3. Various of firefighters rescuing man from stranded truck in floodwater
Luoyang City, Henan Province, central China - July 20, 2021 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Various of firefighters rescuing driver trapped in inundated vehicle
Zhengzhou City, Henan Province, central China - July 20, 2021 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
5. Firefighters holding rope, approaching trapped bus
6. Various of passengers being evacuated
Yiyang County, Luoyang City, Henan Province, central China - July 20, 2021 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
7. Flooded road
8. Firefighters rescuing people by rope
9. Firefighters carrying trapped resident on back, wading in water
10. Firefighters carrying elderly man on back
Zhengzhou City, Henan Province, central China - July 20, 2021 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
11. Children waiting in classroom
12. Various of firefighters evacuating children with floating plastic storage containers
Yichuan County, Luoyang City, Henan Province, central China - July 20, 2021 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
13. Military vehicles running on street
14. Various of soldiers, rescuers carrying, setting up sandbags
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.
China-Xi/Flood Control
Dateline : July 20-21, 2021
Location : Henan,China
Duration : 1'45
Zhengzhou City, Henan Province, central China - July 20, 2021 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of firefighters evacuating trapped residents with rubber dinghy
2. Various of firefighters walking through floodwater, pushing kindergarten bus
3. Various of firefighters rescuing man from stranded truck in floodwater
Luoyang City, Henan Province, central China - July 20, 2021 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Various of firefighters rescuing driver trapped in inundated vehicle
Zhengzhou City, Henan Province, central China - July 20, 2021 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
5. Firefighters holding rope, approaching trapped bus
6. Various of passengers being evacuated
Yiyang County, Luoyang City, Henan Province, central China - July 20, 2021 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
7. Flooded road
8. Firefighters rescuing people by rope
9. Firefighters carrying trapped resident on back, wading in water
10. Firefighters carrying elderly man on back
Zhengzhou City, Henan Province, central China - July 20, 2021 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
11. Children waiting in classroom
12. Various of firefighters evacuating children with floating plastic storage containers
Yichuan County, Luoyang City, Henan Province, central China - July 20, 2021 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
13. Military vehicles running on street
14. Various of soldiers, rescuers carrying, setting up sandbags
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.
ID : 8212677
Published : 2021-07-21 15:22
Last Modified : 2021-07-21 20:02:00
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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