New focus urged in quake work
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April 25, 2010, Sunday
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New focus urged in quake work
Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu yesterday stressed that quake relief work in northwest China's Qinghai Province should focus on reconstruction and resettling survivors.
"The focus should now be shifted from searching for quake victims, treating the injured and building temporary shelters to resettling survivors, restoring social order and carrying out reconstruction," Hui said at a meeting held on Friday night in Qinghai.
The 7.1-magnitude quake that struck the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Yushu on April 14 has left at least 2,203 dead, 73 missing and more than 12,000 injured, along with tens of thousands of residential buildings flattened and huge economic losses.
The quake relief work has been remarkably successful, particularly regarding the search for those buried, treating and moving the injured, getting basic necessities to survivors, resuming school classes, restoring traffic and communications as well as water and electricity supplies, evaluating quake losses and initiating post-quake reconstruction, Hui said.
He also mentioned that people in religious groups had played an important role in the quake rescue and relief work, urging all ethnic groups to join together in the reconstruction work.
The restoration of social order included re-establishing commercial and financial service networks, road transportation links, schools and classes, agricultural and animal husbandry production, Hui said.
The timetable and other details for reconstruction projects must be outlined as soon as possible, he added.
The orderly distribution and supervision of quake donations must be strengthened, Hui said, adding that quake survivors' mental health must be treated.
The vice premier also stressed that hygiene and disease control must be improved and that the prevention and control of plague and rabies was a priority.
Hui also visited two hard-hit towns where he inspected makeshift homes, schools and hospitals.
Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu yesterday stressed that quake relief work in northwest China's Qinghai Province should focus on reconstruction and resettling survivors.
"The focus should now be shifted from searching for quake victims, treating the injured and building temporary shelters to resettling survivors, restoring social order and carrying out reconstruction," Hui said at a meeting held on Friday night in Qinghai.
The 7.1-magnitude quake that struck the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Yushu on April 14 has left at least 2,203 dead, 73 missing and more than 12,000 injured, along with tens of thousands of residential buildings flattened and huge economic losses.
The quake relief work has been remarkably successful, particularly regarding the search for those buried, treating and moving the injured, getting basic necessities to survivors, resuming school classes, restoring traffic and communications as well as water and electricity supplies, evaluating quake losses and initiating post-quake reconstruction, Hui said.
He also mentioned that people in religious groups had played an important role in the quake rescue and relief work, urging all ethnic groups to join together in the reconstruction work.
The restoration of social order included re-establishing commercial and financial service networks, road transportation links, schools and classes, agricultural and animal husbandry production, Hui said.
The timetable and other details for reconstruction projects must be outlined as soon as possible, he added.
The orderly distribution and supervision of quake donations must be strengthened, Hui said, adding that quake survivors' mental health must be treated.
The vice premier also stressed that hygiene and disease control must be improved and that the prevention and control of plague and rabies was a priority.
Hui also visited two hard-hit towns where he inspected makeshift homes, schools and hospitals.
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