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习近平对广东梅州市梅大高速茶阳路段塌方灾害作出重要指示

2024-05-04 08:44

Efforts should be made to repair the damaged roads and restore traffic order as soon as possible, said Xi, adding that all regions and relevant departments must adhere to bottom-line thinking, consolidate work responsibilities, strengthen monitoring and early warning, improve emergency plans, promptly investigate and deal with potential risks in key areas and key sectors, and ensure the safety of people's lives and property and the overall social stability

At about 2:10 am on May 1, a landslide occurred in the Chayang section of the Meizhou-Dabu Expressway in Meizhou city, Guangdong province. As of 6:00 am on May 2, the disaster had caused 36 deaths and 30 injuries.

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, attached great importance to the disaster, instructing that every effort be carried out for on-site rescue, treatment of the injured, and properly handling the aftermath.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has given important instructions on the rescue and disaster relief work after a fatal expressway collapse in South China's Guangdong province.