Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (C) gestures to Chen Jiazhen as he visits quake-affected people at the Helin Shanzhuang resettlement in Mianyang, a city of the quake-hit Sichuan Province in Southwest China, June 6, 2008. After he learned that Chen Jiazhen will spend the 100th birthday in eight days, Premier Wen congratulated him on his birthday. (Xinhua/Liu Weibing)
A total of 274 evacuation spots have been set up in nearby Mianyang City and more than 200,000 people have been evacuated to safety.
Wen visited evacuees in three spots, including one at the Sichuan Conservatory of Music Mianyang branch. Temporary police stations, hospitals and eatery were all set up in the spots. Wen told local officials to take good care of the people and urged the residents to prevent heatstroke amid the rising temperatures.
"We'd rather expect much more difficulties than necessary to make sure that everything will be fine."