XI JINPING HAS ISSUED IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS ON FLOOD PREVENTION AND DISASTER RELIEF WORK, REQUIRING THAT THE SAFETY OF PEOPLE'S LIVES AND PROPERTY ALWAYS BE GIVEN TOP PRIORITY AND THAT ALL FLOOD PREVENTION AND DISASTER RELIEF MEASURES BE IMPLEMENTED IN DETAIL. XI JINPING, GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF CHINA CENTRAL COMMITTEE, PRESIDENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, AND CHAIRMAN OF THE CENTRAL MILITARY COMMISSION, HAS ISSUED IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS ON FLOOD PREVENTION AND DISASTER RELIEF WORK. THE PEOPLE'S LIBERATION ARMY AND THE ARMED POLICE FORCE SHOULD ACTIVELY ASSIST LOCAL AREAS IN CARRYING OUT EMERGENCY RESCUE AND DISASTER RELIEF WORK. THE NATIONAL FLOOD CONTROL AND DROUGHT RELIEF HEADQUARTERS, THE MINISTRY OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, THE MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, AND THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT SHOULD STRENGTHEN OVERALL COORDINATION, ENHANCE DISASTER HAZARD INSPECTION AND RISK ELIMINATION, STRENGTHEN THE SAFETY PROTECTION OF IMPORTANT INFRASTRUCTURE, IMPROVE THE LEVEL OF EARLY WARNING AND FORECASTING FOR RAINFALL, TYPHOONS, FLASH FLOODS, MUDSLIDES, ETC., INCREASE TRAFFIC DIVERSION EFFORTS, AND IMPLEMENT VARIOUS FLOOD PREVENTION AND DISASTER RELIEF MEASURES IN DETAIL.XI JINPING DEMANDED THAT ALL REGIONS AND RELEVANT DEPARTMENTS SHOULD NOT ONLY DO A GOOD JOB IN FLOOD PREVENTION AND DISASTER RELIEF, BUT ALSO RESTORE PRODUCTION AND LIVING ORDER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, SOLIDLY ASSIST AND RESCUE THE AFFECTED PEOPLE, AND CARRY OUT HEALTH AND EPIDEMIC PREVENTION WORK, IN ORDER TO PREVENT POVERTY FROM RETURNING DUE TO DISASTERS AND PREVENT "MAJOR EPIDEMICS AFTER MAJOR DISASTERS". (XINHUA NEWS AGENCY, BEIJING, JULY 21ST)