BEIJING - Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Friday chaired a leadership meeting on the flood control and relief work.

The Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee has allocated 120 million yuan (about US$17 million) for flood control and disaster relief 

Xi stressed putting people's lives and property first and taking more forceful measures to do a good job in flood control and relief work, at the meeting of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee. 

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Since June, under the leadership of the CPC Central Committee, Party committees and governments at all levels, relevant departments, the armed forces, cadres and the people have worked together to yield positive results in flood control and relief work, Xi said.

He said the work concerns the safety of people's lives and property, as well as food, economic, social and national security, and it is very important to do it well because this year is crucial in building a moderately prosperous society in all respects and fighting poverty.

This aerial photo taken on July 17, 2020 shows flooded Dengjia village in Poyang county, East China's Jiangxi province. (FENG YONGBIN/CHINA DAILY)

Xi stressed the importance of strengthening coordination and cooperation because the rainfall in the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River remains heavy, while relatively severe floods could occur in other areas, including the middle and upper reaches of the Yellow River.

The CPC Central Committee has paid great attention to this year's flood control and rescue work, the meeting said.

The Organization Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee has allocated 120 million yuan (about US$17 million) for flood control and disaster relief in the country's flood-hit regions, including Jiangxi and Hubei

On May 19, Xi chaired a meeting of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and ordered preparations to prevent and control floods in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, the meeting said.

Xi also issued many instructions on coordinating epidemic containment efforts with flood control work, ordering Party committees and governments at all levels to go all out to save lives and safeguard property. 

Meanwhile, the Organization Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee has allocated 120 million yuan (about US$17 million) for flood control and disaster relief in the country's flood-hit regions, including Jiangxi and Hubei.

The funds come from the Party fees, which, having been collected from CPC members, are administered by the department on behalf of the CPC Central Committee, the department said in a statement.
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They will mainly be used to support Party members, officials, and the people fighting on the frontline of flood control and disaster relief, as well as Party members and people who are in difficulties due to the floods.

The department demanded that Party members and officials be mobilized to go to the frontline of flood-control and rescue work and play an exemplary role. 

The Yangtze River saw its second flood of the year on Friday morning in its upper reaches after days of torrential rainfall.

The flood was caused by rising water levels in the river's trunk streams along the upper reaches, leading to the increasing inflow into the Three Gorges reservoir.

Regions including eastern Sichuan province and Chongqing Municipality have seen heavy rainfall since July 14.   

The reservoir has activated a total flood control capacity of approximately 7 billion cubic meters.

The Yangtze River basin is forecast to see a new round of heavy rainfalls in the coming days, according to experts from the Changjiang Water Resources Commission of the Ministry of Water Resources.