Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese Pemier Wen Jiabao (C) arranges relief work of the earthquake during his flight for the disaster area on May 12, 2008. Premier Wen flew into southwest China's Sichuan Province on Monday afternoon and left straight for the quake-hit county of Wenchuan, 159 kilometers from the provincial capital of Chengdu, to oversee rescue work there. (Xinhua Photo)
Premier Wen Jiabao flew into southwest China's Sichuan Province on Monday afternoon and left straight for the quake-hit county of Wenchuan, 159 kilometers from the provincial capital of Chengdu, to oversee rescue work.
Wen said during his flight that the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the State Council were closely monitoring the disaster relief work after Monday's earthquake.
I will be in charge of relief work headquarters that has been set up with eight departments covering rescue work, earthquake forecasting and monitoring and other aspects, Wen said.
Citizens donate blood for the wounded in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, on May 12, 2008. A major eathquake measuring 7.8 on Richter scale jolted Wenchuan County of Sichuan Province at 2:28 p.m. on Monday. (Xinhua/Xiao Lin)
Photo taken on May 13, 2008 shows the medicine for the injured in Mianzhu, about 60 Kms from Wenchuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province. A major eathquake measuring 7.8 on Richter scale jolted Wenchuan County of Sichuan Province at 2:28 p.m. on Monday. (Xinhua/Yuan Jian)
Rescuers work in Dujiangyan city of southwest China's Sichuan Province, on May 13, 2008. A major eathquake measuring 7.8 on Richter scale jolted Wenchuan County of Sichuan Province at 2:28 p.m. on Monday. (Xinhua/Wang Jianhua)
Rescuers work over rescue plans in Dujiangyan city of southwest China's Sichuan Province, on May 12, 2008. A major eathquake measuring 7.8 on Richter scale jolted Wenchuan County of Sichuan Province at 2:28 p.m. on Monday. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)
Rescuers work in Dujiangyan city of southwest China's Sichuan Province, on May 13, 2008. A major eathquake measuring 7.8 on Richter scale jolted Wenchuan County of Sichuan Province at 2:28 p.m. on Monday. (Xinhua/Yang Lei)
