This is a touching scene in flood control and disaster relief. On August 3rd, in Jingya Middle School, Diaowo Town, Zhuozhou City, Hebei Province, firefighters and rescuers drove rubber boats here to rescue the trapped people. Because the height difference between the platform of the window on the second floor and the rescue boat was more than one meter, most of the trapped people were old people and children. Cao Boyuan, a firefighter involved in the rescue mission, crouched half-way, grabbed the platform with his hands, took his shoulders as a ladder and his back as a bridge, and built a life-saving passage with his own body to let the trapped people step on his shoulders and board the boat. In the past few days, Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and other places and relevant departments have made every effort to carry out flood control and disaster relief work, and rescue forces from all sides are racing against time to rescue.

　　Flood control and disaster relief are related to the safety of people’s lives and property, food security, economic security, social security and national security. It is very important to do a good job in flood control and disaster relief. During an inspection tour in Jiangsu, the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out that "all localities and departments should base themselves on preventing floods, fighting droughts and saving major disasters, adhere to the people first, putting life first, and be responsible, responsible and conscientious in defending the soil"; During his inspection tour in Sichuan, the general secretary emphasized that "the main responsibility of flood control and disaster relief should be fully implemented"; Recently, the General Secretary made important instructions on flood control and disaster relief work, demanding "to fully protect people’s lives and property safety and overall social stability" … … A series of important instructions have pointed out the direction for flood control and disaster relief.

　　Flood control and disaster relief is a big test, which tests the disaster prevention and relief system and emergency management ability, and tests the feelings and responsibilities for the people. "There are more than 20 villages lost in front, and the people are waiting for us to enter." This is the firm determination of a people’s army to overcome all difficulties. "As party member, I must stand up", which is a solemn oath of a young Communist party member. "To ensure the life, health and safety of the affected people, there is no room for carelessness", which is the unchanging belief of a grassroots doctor to protect health. Emergency rescue is related to the safety of the masses, and we can’t wait or slow down. Adhering to the people first and life first means trying every means to create all conditions, eliminate all difficulties and ensure the safety of people’s lives and property.

　　The people’s interests are above everything else, and the responsibility for flood control is more important than Mount Tai. At present, it is the most vigorous stage of "seven downs and eight ups" flood control. The flood in Haihe River basin is flowing to the downstream plain area, with a large number of reservoirs exceeding the flood limit, the opening of flood storage and detention areas has increased, and the rain in Northeast China is still strong. Typhoon Kanu this year has brought strong wind and rain impact to Jiangsu and Zhejiang coastal areas, and the task of flood control and disaster relief is arduous. The more complicated the situation is, the more we must tighten our strings, the more we must maintain a sense of responsibility that we can’t rest assured at all times, enhance the sense of urgency that cannot be delayed, and boost the spirit of taking action. Only by firmly shouldering the responsibility and dealing with the uncertainty of flood with the certainty of various measures can we minimize casualties and property losses. All regions and relevant departments must firmly establish the bottom line thinking and extreme thinking, deal with small probability events with high probability thinking, take the initiative to prevent and resolve risks, strengthen monitoring, forecasting and early warning, strengthen patrol duty, keep a close eye on key parts of flood control, and implement various flood control and disaster relief measures.

　　Recently, due to heavy rainfall, the K396 train was forced to stay near Luopoling Station in Mentougou District, Beijing. In order to give nearly 1,000 passengers the greatest possible care, the residents of Luopoling community took out their home materials to help the trapped passengers without reservation. The story of helping each other through thick and thin has touched countless netizens. If we tighten the string of flood control, make more detailed emergency preparations, and take more concrete responsibility measures, we will not be afraid of the wind and rain, face up to difficulties, unite as one, and unite as one, and we will certainly be able to gather the majestic forces to overcome floods and win the tough battle of flood control and disaster relief.

　　On the occasion of the 76th World Red Cross Day, the Internet crowdfunding project "5.8 Humanitarian Public Welfare Day" initiated by China Red Cross Society and implemented by China Red Cross Foundation was officially launched in Beijing on the 7th. From May 7 to 9, the project spread the spirit of the Red Cross and mobilized humanitarian resources through crowdfunding of Internet public welfare projects, video of Red Cross stories and promotion of public welfare posters.

　　According to Zhou Kuiqing, Deputy Secretary-General of China Red Cross Foundation, 391 public welfare projects were launched during the "May 8 Humanitarian Day" in 2023, focusing on emergency rescue and emergency rescue, rural revitalization and community development, humanitarian assistance and humanitarian care.

　　In order to attract more people to understand, pay attention to and participate in humanitarian public welfare undertakings, a series of videos of original characters "Saving and Looking for Red" jointly created by China Red Cross Foundation have been released recently. The 32 videos tell the stories of the Red Cross from all over the country around the fields of humanitarian aid, emergency rescue, emergency rescue, organ donation, hematopoietic stem cell donation, voluntary service and rural revitalization.

　　In addition, online activities such as "Let’s Go Together" donation, public question and answer, and live video will be held on platforms such as Weibo and Tik Tok during the event.

　　This is the second year that the Red Cross Society of China has launched this activity. According to Sun Shuopeng, member of the Party Group and Vice President of the China Red Cross Society, during the "May 8 Humanitarian Day" last year, more than 1,000 Red Cross organizations participated, and 3.22 million donations were mobilized, with online and offline donations totaling more than 230 million yuan. (Reporter Dong Boting)