Yuzhong County relocates nearly 10,000 residents after floods

A total of 9,828 people were evacuated and relocated on Friday night in Yuzhong County, northwest China's Gansu Province after continuous heavy rain triggered mountain torrents in the county on Thursday.

The Third Middle School in Yuzhong County is one of the post-disaster shelters. The school has offered over 330 beds on Saturday night to provide secure accommodations.

To ensure adequate living conditions for incoming residents, staffers from Gaoai Township prepared student dormitories at the school and necessary supplies including quilts, coats, and toilet paper.

"We can't cook, and there is no electricity and water, because flood cut our water supply. The government staffers came early this morning and treat us well. Food and drinks they gave us here are all good," said Zhang Yuhe, a villager of Maliantan village.

Staffers at school prepared boxed meals and bottled water as emergency provisions while opening the school cafeteria for sustained meal services.

"After receiving the relocation order, we immediately opened the dormitories, preparing 55 rooms with 330 beds. Then we allocated quilts and essential supplies, all now in place," said Xu Liyuan, party secretary of Gaoai Township in Yuzhong County.

Beyond addressing sustenance and housing, four medical professionals and two psychological counselors were also sent to the site to deliver healthcare and trauma support.

Yuzhong County relocates nearly 10,000 residents after floods

The multilateral system is "under attack" amid global turmoil, President of the 80th UN General Assembly Annalena Baerbock warned in her remarks on Wednesday.

In her briefing on the priorities for the resumed 80th Session of the General Assembly, the UNGA president noted that the current multilateral system does not collapse all in a sudden, but "crumbles piece by piece" in divisions, compromises, and lack of political commitment.

The president called all the UN member states to defend the UN Charter and international law and promote cross-regional cooperation.

She also urged to push forward the work of the UNGA on certain critical issues with a strong majority, rather than an absolute consensus among all member states. Such act is not a failure of multilateralism, but "an affirmation of it," she said.

The foundational principles of the institution should not be eroded by appeasement, she said, calling the member states to show courage, leadership, and responsibility at the UN's "critical make-or-break moment."

"The UN needs you. Your support, your leadership, your principle, stand, your cross-regional cooperation, if we are to preserve and modernize this institution, if we are to make it, rather than break it," she said.

UNGA President warns global multilateral system "under attack"

UNGA President warns global multilateral system "under attack"