习近平对陕西商洛市柞水县境内一高速公路桥梁发生垮塌作出重要指示

习近平对陕西商洛市柞水县境内一高速公路桥梁发生垮塌作出重要指示

要求全力抢险救援 强化巡查排险

切实保障人民群众生命财产安全

李强作出批示

新华社北京7月20日电 7月19日20时40分许，陕西商洛市柞水县境内一高速公路桥梁因山洪暴发发生垮塌，导致一些车辆坠河。截至20日10时，灾害已造成11人死亡，另有30余人失联。

灾害发生后，中共中央总书记、国家主席、中央军委主席习近平高度重视并作出重要指示，陕西商洛市柞水县境内一高速公路桥梁因山洪暴发发生垮塌造成多人失联，当务之急是全力抢险救援，千方百计搜救失联人员，最大限度减少人员伤亡，并妥善做好家属安抚等善后工作。要注意科学施救，细致排查周边安全隐患，严防次生灾害。习近平强调，当前正值“七下八上”防汛关键期，各地区和有关部门要高度重视、压实责任，加强监测预警，强化巡查排险，落实落细各项措施，切实保障人民群众生命财产安全。

中共中央政治局常委、国务院总理李强作出批示，要尽一切努力搜救失联人员，尽快查明原因，妥善做好善后工作，并抓紧排查处置险情，严防次生灾害。要举一反三，进一步压实各方责任，全面排查各类风险隐患，做好灾害事故等防范。

根据习近平指示和李强要求，中共中央政治局委员、国务院副总理张国清率有关部门负责同志赶赴现场指导救援处置工作。陕西省、商洛市已组织力量开展救援处置。目前，现场救援、善后处置等工作正在进行中。

Xi urges all-out rescue, relief efforts after bridge collapses in northwest China

BEIJING, July 20 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged all-out rescue and relief efforts to safeguard people's lives and property after the collapse of a highway bridge in northwest China's Shaanxi Province.

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the instructions after the bridge, located in Zhashui County in Shangluo City, collapsed at approximately 8:40 p.m. on Friday due to flash floods caused by heavy rain. Eleven people were killed while over 30 others remained missing as of 10 a.m. on Saturday.

The immediate priority is to carry out rescue operations, make every effort to search for the missing and minimize casualties, Xi said in the instructions, also urging efforts to assist the families of the affected.

Xi emphasized the importance of well-planned rescue and the prevention of secondary disasters.

He stressed that as the critical period of flood control approaches, it is imperative for regions and relevant departments to be extra vigilant, fulfill their duties diligently, improve monitoring systems and early warning mechanisms, strengthen inspections, and implement various measures meticulously to guarantee the safety of people's lives and property.

Premier Li Qiang, who is also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, has given instructions to spare no effort in searching for and rescuing the missing people, investigate the cause promptly and take measures to prevent secondary disasters.

Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing, also a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, has led a working team to the site to guide rescue efforts. ■