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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, May 4 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday called for all-out efforts to search for and rescue people in the water and treat all those injured after two sightseeing boats sank in southwest China’s Guizhou Province.
The incident occurred on the Liuchong River in Qianxi County City at around 4:40 p.m. on May 4, leaving three people dead and 14 missing. A total of 60 people were hospitalized.
Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, gave important instructions, calling for maximum efforts to carry out search and rescue work, properly handle issues related to the dead and provide support to their families.
Stressing that several emergency incidents have occurred in various regions of the country in quick succession recently, resulting in deaths and injuries, the Chinese President called on local authorities and relevant departments to learn lessons from these tragedies, resolutely eradicate carelessness and strengthen the responsibility of all parties involved.
Xi Jinping stressed the importance of strengthening security measures in tourist attractions, major public facilities, residential areas and passenger return routes during the International Labor Day holiday to curb the tendency of frequent serious accidents.
In turn, Li Qiang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Politburo of the CPC Central Committee and Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, ordered that all efforts be directed to the search and rescue of missing persons, as well as to providing medical assistance to the injured. He stressed that, given the approaching end of the May Day holidays, local authorities must conduct comprehensive safety checks and eliminate potential risks at key facilities and in key areas in order to prevent and minimize the occurrence of various serious incidents.
In accordance with the important instructions of Xi Jinping and the orders of Li Qiang, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China Zhang Guoqing led a team of responsible persons to the scene to lead the search and rescue work and eliminate the consequences of the incident. –0–