Janurary 22, 2024

Chinese President Xi Jinping has demanded an all-out search and rescue for those who remain missing following a landslide in Zhenxiong county, Southwest China's Yunnan Province. Eight missing people were found dead on Monday as of press time, according to media reports. 

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, gave the order after the landslide struck the county on Monday. Xi ordered prompt rescue efforts to minimize casualties. He also demanded strengthened monitoring and a scientific approach in search and rescue efforts to guard against secondary disasters, as well as ensuring appropriate measures are taken to console the families of the victims and resettle those affected.

The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Emergency Management have immediately allocated 50 million yuan ($6.95 million) of central natural disaster relief funds to support local relief work.

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