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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
GUIYANG, May 5 (Xinhua) — Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing on Monday called for all-out efforts to rescue and treat people injured in the multiple ship sinking incident in southwest China’s Guizhou Province.
On the afternoon of May 4, a sudden strong wind caused four boats to capsize on a river in Qianxi City, leaving 84 people in the water. By 12:45 p.m. Monday, all the victims had been found: 10 people were dead, 70 were injured, and four were uninjured.
Zhang Guoqing, who is also a member of the Politburo of the CPC Central Committee, went to the scene of the tragedy and then to a local hospital to direct rescue work and provide medical assistance.
At a meeting early Monday morning, he called for medical professionals and resources to be properly deployed to treat the injured to minimize the number of deaths and disabilities due to injuries. The vice premier also called for comprehensive support for the families of the victims.
Zhang Guoqing required strengthening the implementation of safety management responsibility measures, including accident prevention, identification of hidden dangers and elimination of deficiencies, to effectively prevent and minimize major accidents.
As the vice-premier of the Chinese government emphasized, it is necessary to focus on key areas such as tourist attractions, large public facilities, residential areas and transportation routes, and identify and eliminate hidden risks based on the lessons learned from previous incidents.
To ensure people’s safety, it is necessary to strengthen weather monitoring and early warning systems for adverse weather conditions, strengthen mechanisms for responding to early warnings and coordinating emergency operations, and strictly implement measures to restrict visits to tourist sites and navigation of passenger ships during bad weather, Zhang Guoqing added. –0–