Liu Qibao： Resolutely win the tough battle of earthquake relief.

Special topic: Wenchuan earthquake in Sichuan

　　Resolutely win the tough battle of earthquake relief

　　-Interview with Secretary of the Sichuan Provincial Party Committee, Director of the Standing Committee of the Provincial People’s Congress, and the provincial "5? 12 "Liu Qibao, Commander of Earthquake Relief Headquarters.

　　Xinhuanet Chengdu, May 21st (Xinhua News Agency reporter Yang Sanjun) On May 21st, it was nine days since the Wenchuan earthquake. How is the progress of earthquake relief work in Sichuan? What is the resettlement situation of the affected people? What are the difficulties and problems? What is the focus of the next disaster relief work? Around these problems, the reporter interviewed the secretary of the Sichuan Provincial Party Committee, the director of the Standing Committee of the Provincial People’s Congress, and the provincial "5? 12 "Liu Qibao, Commander of Earthquake Relief Headquarters.

　　Liu Qibao said that the disaster caused by the Wenchuan earthquake was enormous. According to preliminary statistics, the hardest hit area in Sichuan is about 100,000 square kilometers, involving 88 counties (cities, districts) and 1,204 townships, with a population of about 28 million. Among them, there are more than 20 counties (cities, districts) with a population of nearly 3.5 million.

　　Liu Qibao said that the losses caused by the Wenchuan earthquake were various and very heavy. The first is the huge casualties. As of 16: 00 on the 21st, the death toll has risen to 40,854, and the number of injured has reached 263,395. Secondly, the material loss is huge, a large number of houses have been destroyed, and infrastructure such as roads, railways, communications, water supply and power supply have been seriously damaged; In addition, the mental trauma of the people in the disaster area is also enormous. Thousands of families lost their loved ones in an instant, and thousands of people were injured and disabled in an instant.

　　Liu Qibao said that the CPC Central Committee and the State Council attached great importance to the earthquake disaster in Sichuan, showed great concern for the people in the disaster areas, and exercised strong leadership over the disaster relief work. General Secretary Hu Jintao, Premier Wen Jiabao and other central leading comrades personally went to the disaster area to direct the earthquake relief work, which gave us great encouragement and encouragement. People all over the country, many countries and regions are supporting Sichuan in disaster relief, and they have also given us great material and spiritual support.

　　After the earthquake disaster, the Sichuan Provincial Party Committee and the provincial government organized cadres to rush to the front line of the disaster area at the first time, and organized all forces to save people. Saving people is the first priority. Secondly, we organize all forces to restore transportation, communications and related infrastructure as soon as possible to create conditions for further rescue; In addition, a large number of relief materials, including food, medicine and grain, were dispatched to the disaster-stricken areas to properly resettle the lives of the affected people; Organize rescue teams and medical personnel to enter the disaster area to rescue the buried and injured people.

　　Talking about the current progress of disaster relief, Liu Qibao said that from the current situation, the progress of disaster relief work is strong, orderly and effective, and significant progress has been made in disaster relief. Our various rescue forces have dug up more than 60,000 survivors from the ruins, and more than 187,000 wounded people have been treated in various hospitals, including hospitals in other provinces and cities, and tens of thousands of people have been hospitalized. At present, the society in the disaster area is stable, the disaster relief order is normal, and all the work is progressing smoothly.

　　At the same time, Liu Qibao said that the current disaster relief situation is very severe and the time is very urgent. At present, the main task is to put saving people first, including continuing to save the buried people and survivors from the ruins, and at the same time organizing enough forces to treat the wounded. The task of saving people as the first priority runs through the whole disaster relief.

　　Liu Qibao said that there is still an urgent task that has been put on the agenda, that is, to do a good job in resettling the people in the disaster areas. At present, millions of people have encountered great difficulties and are only temporarily resettled. The first priority of resettlement work is to ensure food. Now we are opening warehouses to release grain, and the supply of grain is sufficient. We are organizing emergency transportation to ensure that people have food and water to drink. The second thing that needs to be done urgently is to provide shelter for the affected people, so that they can settle down. We have organized a large number of tents and simple houses for resettlement. This work is in progress, and support from all sides is also great. But at present, tents are still very tight, and all forces are being mobilized. On the one hand, we are stepping up production, and on the other hand, we are bringing them in from outside. The third urgent thing to do is to do a good job in health and epidemic prevention. We have organized a large number of forces to carry out health and epidemic prevention work in disaster areas to prevent a major epidemic after the disaster.

　　Liu Qibao said that other resettlement work is also under way. We should pay special attention to the resettlement of earthquake orphans, the elderly, orphans and disabled people brought about by the disaster, so that they can get a good resettlement. These works are all under way. There is also a need to restore infrastructure, first of all, access. Some time ago, road traffic was damaged, which restricted the disaster relief work. Now, all the severely affected counties have resumed traffic, and the traffic in most towns and villages has basically resumed. The inaccessible places are still under emergency repair. Secondly, the work of ventilation, water supply and electricity supply can keep up and be restored as soon as possible.

　　Liu Qibao said that such a huge disaster can change mountains and rivers, interrupt roads and destroy houses, but it can’t destroy our strong determination in earthquake relief, help the people in the disaster area, and rebuild a beautiful new socialist home on the ruins. The whole party, the whole army and the people of the whole country have provided great selfless assistance to the earthquake relief in our province, but we must never wait, rely on and need it, and no matter how great the difficulties are, we can’t resist the hardworking and brave Sichuan people. We will use our own hands to help ourselves and rebuild our homeland!

　　Finally, Liu Qibao said with emotion that the people in the disaster area suffered hardships and suffered great losses from such a big natural disaster. To overcome this serious disaster, we need United strength, firm confidence and fearless courage! We are fully confident that under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, and with the support of the people of the whole country, we will unite as one and go all out to win the tough battle of earthquake relief.

Editor: Feng Ye