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Assistance urged for flood victims

www.chinanews.cn 2007-07-14 18:25:06

(Source: China Daily)

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao talks to a child during his visit to the
flood-hit Funan County in East China's Anhui Province, July 13, 2007.
Continuous heavy rainfall has been battering a large part of eastern and
southern China, with some parts witnessing the worst floods in decades.

July 14 - Premier Wen Jiabao visited villagers living in flood-stricken
areas in Auhui Province on Friday and urged governments at all levels to
do what they can to help the victims while committing more resources to
fighting the floods.
Sources with the State Food Control and Drought Relief Headquarters said
the water level of the swollen Huaihe River is descending, though it is
still dangerously high.
Continuous heavy rainfall has been battering a large part of southern
China, with some parts witnessing floods on a scale that has not been
seen in decades.
In an interview with Phoenix TV during an inspection of Wangjiaba Dam, a
major dam on the Huaihe River, Wen said the governments should ensure the
people affected by the flood have access to "food, clothes, clean water,
adequate medical care and shelter".
"These are the most important things," he said.
Wen also said residents living in buffer zones, which are flooded to
protect people downstream, will receive compensation at the "highest
standard".
He also encouraged people to return to work as soon as possible once the
water recedes.
The authorities will provide seeds to help farmers replant their fields
and arrange for some to raise animals to offset their losses, he said.
Heavy deluge has caused floods, landslides and mud flows along the middle
reaches of the Yangtze River.
In Chongqing Municipality, floods and landslides have claimed 43 lives,
affecting nearly 10 million people since April, a local government
official said on Friday.

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