China earthquake: 600 killed,flood threat looms

The government will also make sure quarantine measures aretaken in the quake zone to prevent epidemics, he said. Relief funds and materials, tents in particular, are in place, Li said, stressing that the government encourages locals to invest their own resources in finding temporary shelter.Li stressed that civilian and military rescue and relief forces should work together under the command of the local government.The disaster has also harmed 19 small reservoirs near the epicentre, affecting drinking water for 304,000 people, according to the provincial water resources department.