For households whose homes have already been repaired, reinforced or reconstructed, authorities must provide guidance and assistance to ensure their winter heating needs are met, he said.

For those households that have not completed the reconstruction of their homes, local authorities must take measures such as encouraging them to seek help from relatives and friends, relocating them to rented accommodation or government-backed resettlement to ensure they have a warm winter, the president said.

Xi told the villagers that he has always been concerned about the well-being of people in disaster-hit regions.

The CPC serves the people and always regards them as the highest priority, and the Party will spare no effort whether it is in emergency response and disaster relief or post-disaster recovery and reconstruction, he said.

He urged the villagers to remain confident and work hard to build more beautiful homes.

The president then inspected Zhuozhou in Hebei province, a city hit hard by the floods. He visited a pharmacy, a residential community and a village, before checking the growth of wheat and cabbages at a farm.