During his investigation of flood prevention and disaster reduction work in Henan and Hebei, Zhang Guoqing emphasized the importance of focusing on key areas, closely monitoring grassroots levels, and relentlessly carrying out all aspects of flood prevention and disaster reduction work.

Zhang Guoqing, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, recently conducted research on flood prevention and disaster reduction in Henan and Hebei. He emphasized the need to thoroughly implement the important directives and instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping, implement the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, follow the important requirements such as "two adherences and three transformations", tighten and implement responsibility measures, and spare no effort in carrying out all aspects of flood prevention and disaster reduction work to fully ensure the safety of the lives and property of the people. From the 9th to the 10th, Zhang Guoqing successively visited key control projects of the South-to-North Water Diversion Middle Route in Hebi, Guangrunpo detention area, Honghe embankment, and Yuecheng reservoir, and thoroughly understood the situation of flood control and storage, inspection and risk elimination in the Haihe River basin, engineering reinforcement, etc. He conducted in-depth research on grassroots disaster prevention and mitigation work in mountainous flood risk-prone villages. He emphasized that some areas have recently encountered heavy rainfall, mountain torrents, mudslides, and other disasters. All relevant departments should fully assist disaster relief and post-disaster recovery in the affected areas, and focus on weaknesses in flood prevention and disaster reduction, prioritize key points, pay close attention to the peripheral areas, and work hard on prevention. It is necessary to focus on monitoring and forecasting during heavy rainfall, especially in remote mountainous areas and at night, adjust measures to local conditions, strengthen disaster warning, and ensure that frontline disaster monitoring staff are continuously vigilant to ensure that risks are discovered and addressed early. It is necessary to fully implement the warning "call and response" mechanism reaching the grassroots frontline, promptly and decisively evacuate threatened populations, strengthen safety management of external migrant workers, tourists, etc., and ensure timely and complete evacuation. It is necessary to strengthen safety management at construction sites during the flood season, strictly urge construction units to decisively implement measures such as work stoppage and evacuation according to warning instructions. It is necessary to solidly carry out inspections and protection of key infrastructure, high-fill deep excavation roadbeds, tunnels, bridges, culverts, etc., weak links such as small and medium-sized reservoirs, pierced embankment structures, dangerous sections of works under construction, and other weak links, play the role of "old skills" and "new technologies", and strengthen professional investigation and risk elimination. Guidance and assistance should be provided to disaster-prone and remote villages to equip and make good use of emergency communication equipment, ensuring smooth communication at critical moments. Zhang Guoqing emphasized that the upcoming flood season and active typhoon season are critical periods for flood prevention. All localities and relevant departments should make full preparations for extreme situations, implement responsibility measures at the grassroots level and the smallest work units, and effectively carry out flood prevention and typhoon prevention work. Flood control and drought relief command organizations at all levels should strengthen overall coordination, force deployment, and supervision and guidance, improve response speed, and ensure efficient operation. Fire rescue teams and professional rescue forces of central and state-owned enterprises should maintain a state of emergency readiness at all times, ensure quick deployment and efficient rescue operations, and minimize disaster losses to the greatest extent.