PRESIDENT URGES All-OUT EFFORTS

    President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao have issued directives that all-out efforts be made in rescuing and treating the injured from the early morning train collision in east China.

    The top leaders also requested relevant offices to properly handle the aftermath, discover the cause of the accident and resume rail operations at the earliest time possible.

    Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang rushed to Shandong on Monday morning to direct the rescue work. He visited the injured at local hospitals on Monday afternoon and conveyed to the victims and their families the condolences of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council.

    Zhang requested the Railways Ministry, Shandong Province and relevant agencies to make all-out efforts to rescue the injured, clear the scene and repair the facilities for an early resumption of operations.

Passenger train T195 en route from Beijing to Qingdao city in eastern China derailed and hit train 5034 early on Monday, causing "heavy casualties", witnesses and a government spokesman confirmed.(Xinhua Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

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