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President Xi Jinping Made Important Instructions On The Relief Work of Jiuzhaigou 7.0-Magnitude Earthquake
Updated:2017.08.10

  On August 8th at 21:19 p.m., a 7.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Jiuzhaigou County (33.2 degrees north latitude, 103.82 degrees east longitude), Aba Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province with a depth of 20 km. By August 8th 23:30, 5 people were killed and about 70 were injured.

  President Xi Jinping has paid special attention to the earthquake relief, immediately made important instructions, and instantly demanded relevant authorities to check the impact of the earthquake, spare no efforts to rapidly organize relief work and rescue the injured people, evacuate and settle visitors and local people, and reduce death and injuries as much as possible. President Xi also required that local authorities should enhance meteorological early warning and geological monitoring to guard against other disasters and try their best to protect people's lives and property as the earthquake took place during the flood period and tourism season.

  Premier Li Keqiang also instructed and required to verify the impact of the earthquake, spare no efforts to rapidly organize relief work and rescue the injured people, reduce death and injuries as much as possible, evacuate and settle local people suffering from the earthquake, enhance meteorological early warning, and prevent possible secondary disasters.

  According to the instructions of President Xi Jinping and the requirements of Premier Li Keqiang, the State Council has sent a national work team organized by workers from China National Commission For Disaster Reduction and to Earthquake Relief Direction Headquarters to the disaster-stricken area to guide relief work. Relevant responsible officials from Sichuan Provincial Committee of the CPC and Sichuan Provincial People's Government have also reached to the disaster-hit area to guide earthquake relief. Sichuan Province and Aba Autonomous Prefecture have initiated I level earthquake emergency response. Currently, the earthquake relief work has been carried out orderly and smoothly.

 

 
 
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