President Hu urges PLA to work hard

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Source: CCTV.com | 02-02-2008 09:02

President Hu Jintao, who's also Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission, has urged the People's Liberation Army and armed police to devote themselves to the campaign against the natural disaster affecting large parts of China.

Soldiers of the armed police force carry disaster-relief  resources out of a train in Wuhan, capital of central China's  Hubei province, Feb. 1, 2008. Some 120,000 clothes and quilts  were sent to people suffering from severe snowstorm and frost  in Hubei province on Friday. (Xinhua Photo)

The Central Military Commission has asked the PLA and the armed police forces to follow Hu Jintao's directions. The military says it will work harder to relieve hardships in the disaster-hit areas.

More than 250,000 PLA members have been mobilized. Over 1,000 army officers are working and directing disaster relief work. The Air Force has sent five large aircraft and a number of helicopters to carry relief materials to the disaster-hit areas.

Editor:Zhang Ning