The disaster relief working groups of two ministries and commissions inspected the disaster situation in Hebei and guided the disaster relief work.

CCTV News:The reporter learned from the Emergency Management Department yesterday (August 4th) that at 10: 00 on the 2nd, the National Disaster Reduction Committee and the Emergency Management Department upgraded the emergency response level of national disaster relief to level III, and sent a disaster relief working group to Hebei to inspect the disaster situation on the spot, guide and assist in disaster relief, medical security, insurance claims, etc. Relevant staff of the National Health and Wellness Commission, PICC Group and medical experts assisted in the resettlement and rescue of the affected people.

In these two days, the working group rushed to Zhuozhou Vocational Education Center, Zhuozhou No.3 Middle School and other resettlement sites for the affected people, inspected and guided the resettlement work of the people, visited dormitories, canteens, medical points, security stations and other places, and learned more about the check-in registration of personnel, the distribution of relief materials, and the management of on-site volunteers. For the people who suffered property losses, the working group deployed professional claim adjusters to provide undifferentiated reception for residents’ insurance reporting and rescue needs.

It is understood that since August 2, the National Disaster Reduction Committee and the Emergency Management Department have successively allocated 15,000 sets of family emergency kits and 15,000 pieces of central relief materials such as folding beds, cotton mattresses and summer quilts to the disaster-stricken areas in Hebei Province to support the resettlement and relief work for the affected people. At present, relevant central relief materials are being distributed to the affected people in an orderly manner.