As the flood season takes hold around China, Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu on Friday urged all related government departments to spare no effort in flood control.

 

Hui said the Chinese government faces great pressures in flood control and disaster relief so all levels of the government must be alert to the possible dangers and should regard the safety of people's life safety their top priority.

 

The vice premier said floods have already occurred in some places, and thanks to the well-prepared emergency plans and the timely instructions from the State Council, disaster relief was conducted in an orderly way.

 

The State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters has sent eight working teams to check the flood prevention and control efforts in China's major rivers.

 

Hui said although, generally speaking, the flood control departments have carried out their work to good effect, there are still problems.

 

He asked the governments of all levels to further implement the flood control working responsibility system and strengthen the monitoring to forewarn about possible disasters.

 

(Xinhua News Agency July 1, 2006)