BEIJING: President Xi Jinping has ordered all-out relief efforts to save lives and minimize losses following a 6.8-magnitude earthquake that left heavy casualties after jolting a county in China’s autonomous region on Tuesday morning. Xizang, in southwest China.
Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, gave an important instruction, demanding that all efforts be made to conduct search and rescue operations and provide medical treatment to the injured.
He also urged efforts to prevent secondary disasters, properly resettle affected residents and effectively manage the aftermath.
It is essential to strengthen earthquake monitoring and early warning, quickly allocate disaster relief supplies, accelerate the repair of damaged infrastructure, ensure that the basic needs of residents are met and to ensure a safe and warm winter for all, Xi said.
In an instruction Tuesday, Premier Li Qiang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, called for efforts to quickly verify the catastrophic situation and the number of victims, organize search operations and large-scale rescue and to minimize risks. victims.
He said that as the disaster area is located in a cold plateau region, all possible means must be used to ensure the basic livelihood of the affected people and help them stay warm during the winter.
Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, led a team to the earthquake site to guide rescue and relief efforts.
