China will mourn the victims of the Zhouqu mudslide disaster in the whole country tomorrow

Comprehensive News: From August 7th to August 8th, 2010, a mudslide occurred in Zhouqu County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu, causing heavy casualties. In order to express the deep condolences of the people of all nationalities across the country on the death of the compatriots in Zhouqu, Gansu Province, the State Council decided to hold a national mourning event on August 15, 2010. The national and overseas embassies and consulates were to mourn and stop public entertainment activities.

China's disaster relief speeds have returned to normal for the first time

After the catastrophic debris flow in Zhouqu, Gansu Province, the Chinese government established the Flood Relief and Disaster Relief Headquarters at the first time. Chinese high-level officials responded in succession, and various ministries, provinces, regions, and municipalities as well as non-governmental forces actively participated in the rescue. After experiencing a series of disaster tests such as Wenchuan and Yushu, the speed of disaster relief in China has improved significantly.

On the same day, General Secretary Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao gave important instructions to the rescue of Zhouqu in Gansu Province. Wen Jiabao immediately rushed to the disaster area and decided to set up the State Council Zhouqu Flood Relief Provisional Command Headquarters on a special plane to require every possible means to find and rescue any survivors. One person saves one person."

The various departments of the central government were involved in the rescue at the first time. The national defense chief rushed to initiate emergency response to flood prevention II. The central government urgently allocated 500 million yuan in comprehensive financial assistance funds to Gansu Province. The Ministry of Health dispatched 13 emergency medical and epidemic prevention experts to the disaster-hit area, and the Ministry of Public Security dispatched 1,780 police to rescue the affected areas...

Multi-experience application of disaster-rescue scientific rescue force to avoid "secondary tragedy"

In the past major disasters, the Chinese rescue force “struggling to save lives” has shocked the world again and again, and the official “command at all costs” is familiar. In the face of the catastrophic landslide disaster in Zhouqu, the disaster relief headquarters set up by the State Council did not repeat this phrase. “Scientific relief” has become the guiding word for high-frequency emergencies. Premier Wen Jiabao has repeatedly proposed to “guarantee the safety of rescue officers and soldiers”. .

After the occurrence of the mudslides in Zhouqu, although the high-level officials showed their urgency for emergency relief, the official schedule was stable and orderly. Experts from all walks of life went first, and various arms were properly matched. Efforts were made to avoid both intentional and blind rescue.

The experience of the Wenchuan Earthquake played a huge role in the Zhouqu’s specific rescue operations. Disposal of dammed lakes, scientific and technical means and experience in the Wenchuan disaster relief operations such as fixed-point, quantitative, and periodic refinement forecasting services of the China Meteorological Administration, geological disasters investigation of the Ministry of Land and Resources, and aerial survey of the Geological Survey, etc. With Zhouqu to rescue and rescue work.

In addition, Zhouqu’s wounded personnel learned from the experience of Yushu earthquake. Because of the poor medical conditions in the local area and the conditions in the disaster area, Zhouqu’s wounded were all transferred to the field with helicopters, which not only improved the efficiency of treatment, but also reduced the burden of local disaster relief.

Rehabilitation after the disaster opens the rescue and cares people's livelihood from the details

On the second day of the catastrophic mudslide disaster in Zhouqu, the Department of Human Resources and Social Security of Gansu Province quickly formulated the “Opinions on Supporting Disaster-affected Enterprises and Difficulties in Zhouqu County of Gannan Prefecture to Conduct Production Self-help”, marking the post-disaster reconstruction of Zhouqu. Start up. On the 9th, the People's Government of Gansu Province issued the Opinions on the Relevant Issues concerning the Resettlement of Earthquake Disasters Caused by the Debris Flow Geological Disasters in Zhouqu County, Gannan Prefecture, and the resettlement and subsidy work was fully carried out. The local authorities will fight for the recovery and reconstruction of the collapsed buildings by June next year.

In fact, as early as the 6th when Premier Wen Jiabao of the State Council was working at Zhouqu on the 8th, he pointed out that it is necessary to do a good job in the current disaster relief work while planning for recovery and reconstruction in the long-term. On the morning of the 10th, Hu Jintao, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the Standing Committee of the Central Political Bureau and fully deployed it. He also called for the swift development of policies and measures to support post-disaster reconstruction so as to fully initiate post-disaster reconstruction as soon as possible.

On the third day after the debris flow disaster in Zhouqu, Gansu Province, the rescue work surrounding the affected people of Zhouqu, such as clothing, food, housing, and transportation, was carried out in all directions, and the structure of disaster relief personnel was adjusted according to the actual situation, focusing on people’s livelihood from the subtleties. .

The mental health rescue team is conducting a sampling assessment, formulating and implementing a large-scale psychological intervention program in the affected areas. At the same time, the current focus of medical and health work in disaster-stricken areas is shifting from medical aid to health and epidemic prevention, and the configuration of rescue workers in the disaster-stricken area will be adjusted accordingly. For the disaster-stricken people in the emergency period, the transitional period of the relief funds, the victims of the soothing payment and burial fees, the victims of housing collapse reconstruction subsidies, the Gansu Provincial Government has introduced relevant policies. For the resettlement of landless farmers and zero-employment families, medical insurance reimbursement and other post-disaster reconstruction issues have also been put on the agenda.

Foreign media attention to rescue praises the Chinese government for disaster relief

After the turbulent debris flow in Zhouqu County, Gansu Province, the foreign society paid close attention to the disaster, expressed sympathy to the Chinese government and people, and began to provide assistance to the disaster areas. Overseas media also continued to provide large coverage of the disaster and rescue situation. Some foreign media commented on the Chinese government’s rapid and effective disaster relief capabilities. Some media also used a lot of space to describe the rescue workers’ efforts to not give up hope.

The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon issued a statement on the 10th saying that he was "dissatisfied" with regard to the loss of personnel and property caused by the mudslides in Zhouqu. In his statement, Ban Ki-moon expressed deep condolences to the victims, the injured and families who lost their homes and property. Spokesman Nyirsky said that the Secretary-General is also deeply saddened by the loss of life and damage caused by the severe floods affecting a considerable part of China.

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