On the morning of April 8, the Taizhou Municipal Conference on Flood Control, Typhoon Preparedness, Drought Relief, and Disaster Prevention, Mitigation and Relief was convened. Wang Jian, Deputy Secretary of the Taizhou Municipal Party Committee and Mayor, emphasized at the meeting the need to thoroughly study and implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's important expositions and instructions on flood control and disaster relief, conscientiously implement the deployments of the provincial government, uphold the principle of putting people and life first, enhance the sense of urgency and responsibility for flood control, typhoon preparedness, drought relief and disaster risk reduction, decompose tasks to the finest level, and implement responsibilities to the individual. He stressed the determination to win the tough battle of flood, typhoon and drought prevention, and to effectively safeguard the lives and property of the people. Lin Xianhua, member of the Standing Committee of the Taizhou Municipal Party Committee and Executive Deputy Mayor, and Deputy Mayor Yang Lingling attended the meeting.