Premier Wen Jiabao visits the site of a landslide in Yunnan Province

Premier Wen Jiabao has called for precautions against possible disasters and urged efforts to do a good job in dealing with things that matters the safety of the people, especially children. Wen made the call when he visited the site of a landslide which  this Thursday in the village of Zhenhe in Yiliang county, southwest China's Yunnan Province, leaving 18 primary school students and one villager dead. Wen urged governments at all levels must prioritize the safety of schools and students while carrying out the rebuilding work. The victims' families were each given more than 3000 U.S. dollars. The students who were buried in the landslide were attending school during the ongoing National Day holiday to make up classes that were missed due to the September quakes.

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