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UPDATED: April 25, 2013
China Stresses Minimizing Loss after Ya'an Quake
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China's State Council, or the cabinet, on Wednesday urged more efforts to minimize casualties and resettle affected residents after the 7.0-magnitude earthquake jolted southwestern Sichuan Province.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang presided over the cabinet meeting and led the leaders to pay a silent tribute to quake victims.

The rescue cannot be given up although the "golden rescue time," or the first 72 hours after the quake, is over. Rescuers should continue their all-out efforts in a scientific way, checking every corner to search for survivors, said a statement issued after the meeting.

Medical staff and materials, including blood and medicines must be guaranteed to ensure timely treatment of patients, the statement said.

The strong earthquake, which struck Lushan County in Ya'an City Saturday morning, has left 193 dead, 25 missing and 12,211 injured as of 6 p.m. on Tuesday.

Local authorities have been urged to relocate affected residents and ensure their access to a safe house, food and clean water. Tents, clothes, sheets and prefabricated homes as well as food and funds allocated by the central government should be distributed to the needy as soon as possible, the statement said.

Epidemic prevention, especially disinfection in key areas, should be strengthened, it added.

Precautionary efforts should be made against secondary disasters such as landslides, cave-ins and mud-rock flows, the statement warned.

The conference also called for traffic in the quake zone to flow smoothly and the repair of electricity, communication and water supply infrastructures.

Medical institutions, commercial outlets and schools should be reopened quickly and post-quake reconstruction will be launched at an appropriate time, it said.

(Xinhua News Agency April 24, 2013)



 
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