China Prime Minister Wen Jiabao bowed to the remains of the victims in the earthquake-stricken areas.
Topic: An earthquake of magnitude 7.8 occurred in Wenchuan County, Sichuan Province.
China news agency, Beijing, May 13 th, seeing the bodies of the victims in the square, Wen Jiabao, Premier of the CPC The Politburo Standing Committee (PSC) and the State Council, who rushed to the earthquake-stricken area on the 12 th, was in a very heavy mood. He said, "I bow three times to the remains." After three bows, he waved to everyone and said, "Let’s work together to do a good job in earthquake relief."
After the 7.8 earthquake in Sichuan, Wen Jiabao rushed to Juyuan Town Middle School in Dujiangyan City. When he learned that hundreds of students were buried under the rubble, he said, I came as soon as I knew the news, and my life was at stake. My mood was as sad as everyone else’s. As long as there is a glimmer of hope, we will do our best to save people. Even if there is one person under the ruins, we will save them to the end. Wen Jiabao told everyone that the professional China International Rescue Team has arrived in Sichuan and is coming to the disaster area.
At 4: 40 pm, Wen Jiabao presided over the deployment of an emergency meeting on the plane. He said that a particularly serious earthquake disaster occurred in Sichuan. According to the current situation, after the disaster occurred, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council attached great importance to it, and General Secretary Hu Jintao gave important instructions. the State Council established an earthquake relief headquarters with me as the general commander, and set up eight earthquake relief working groups, including rescue group, forecast monitoring group, medical and health group, living resettlement group, infrastructure group, production recovery group, public security group and publicity group, which were attended by relevant departments, troops, armed police forces and local party committees and governments.
Wen Jiabao said that the time for this earthquake relief work is particularly urgent, the responsibility is particularly heavy, and the task is particularly arduous. Party committees and governments at all levels should give top priority to protecting people’s lives and property, do their best to rescue the trapped and injured people, arrange the lives of the affected people, and fully organize the restoration of damaged infrastructure. In particular, we should pay close attention to water supply, electricity supply and access, ensure smooth communication, ensure the safety of important infrastructure, reservoir dams, railway and highway culverts, and ensure the normal social order.
Wen Jiabao emphasized that leading cadres at all levels should stand in the front line of earthquake relief, take the lead and lead the masses to do a good job in earthquake relief. We should carry forward the style of continuous fighting without fear of sacrifice, fatigue, thinking of the people, working for the people and their interests.
Wen Jiabao said that in the face of disasters, the most important thing is calm, confidence, courage and strong command. He expressed his belief that under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, the broad masses of soldiers and civilians will unite as one, and we will certainly be able to overcome this particularly serious earthquake disaster.
Wen Jiabao and his party arrived in Chengdu and immediately went to the epicenter by bus. As the road to Wenchuan, the epicenter of the earthquake, has been interrupted, Wen Jiabao led the headquarters to work in a tent built in Dujiangyan. After a preliminary understanding of the situation, Wen Jiabao immediately put forward five requirements: First, the troops should immediately advance from the north and south to the epicenter area, overcome all difficulties, and enter the worst-hit area as soon as possible even on foot. If they arrive at the affected area one second earlier, they may save more lives earlier; Second, we must race against time to repair the road, even if we build a temporary road, we must open the road; The third is to further understand the disaster situation; Fourth, all departments should try their best to transport relief materials, including medicines and food, into the disaster area; Fifth, please ask the earthquake department to pay close attention to the consultation and make a scientific judgment on the earthquake trend.
At 10 o’clock in the evening, in a slight drizzle, Wen Jiabao went to Dujiangyan City’s severely affected Chinese medicine hospital and Juyuan Town Middle School to check the disaster situation and express condolences to the affected people. In the earthquake, the five-story inpatient department of Chinese medicine hospital collapsed. Wen Jiabao stepped forward to take a closer look, and asked the commanders and soldiers who were being rescued and the hospital staff about the situation, how many people were in the inpatient department, how many people survived, and whether there was any hope. He asked the commanders and soldiers to try their best to explore every corner clearly, and the relief work should be carried out in an orderly manner.
The arrival of the Prime Minister touched the affected people very much. From time to time, some people in the crowd said, "Thank you, Prime Minister."
It is understood that more than 20,000 officers and men of the People’s Liberation Army and the Armed Police Force have arrived at the earthquake relief site and started rescue work. (End)
Instant report: Hu Jintao made important instructions that Wen Jiabao is rushing to the disaster area. Wenchuan earthquake in Sichuan: emergency rescue mechanism started urgently. 5000 officers and men rushed to the Wenchuan earthquake-stricken area to participate in disaster relief. Basic situation of Wenchuan county [Emergency] After repeated verification, the Wenchuan County earthquake in Sichuan was 7.8.Photos: Luoyang was affected by the earthquake According to the National Seismological Network, an earthquake of magnitude 7.8 occurred in Wenchuan, Sichuan. Photos: Beijing was affected by the earthquake and citizens ran down high-rise buildings. The earthquake in Kunming is strong, and it is obvious that there is an earthquake. Photo: Shijiazhuang area affected by earthquake. [Emergency] An earthquake of magnitude 3.9 occurred in Tongzhou District, Beijing. An earthquake was clearly felt in Beijing today. The earthquake in Kunming is strong, and it is obvious that there is an earthquake. At about 14: 35, an earthquake was obviously felt in the Beijing area.
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