The People's Liberation Army troops, armed police officers and police should be in the vanguard of disaster relief work, it said.
The statement cautioned authorities around the country on the need to step up flood prevention and relief work, enhance disaster prevention and reduction capabilities, and to cooperate with each other.
The Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee Tuesday issued a notice urging Party organizations and members to fully implement the decisions of the Standing Committee of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau.
The notice called on Party cadres and members to play a leading role in the rescue and disaster relief work.
The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the CPC in a notice also ordered strict monitoring of the use of disaster relief funds, supplies and donations.
The death toll from the mudslide has risen to 702, with 1,042 others still missing, local civil affairs authorities told a news conference Tuesday afternoon.
Special Report: China Fights Against Floods
