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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has arrived in Wuhan, capital city of central China’s Hubei province, to command relief and rescue operations in the face of devastating floods.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang joins disaster relief efforts in heavy rain in Wuhan, in central China's Hubei province, on July 6, 2016. [Photo: Xinhua]

Continuous heavy rains in the past week have caused breaches of embankments in several cities in the province.

Li traveled to Qingshan district directly from the high-speed railway terminal where the Yangzte River bank was overflown. He instructed for reinforcements to help consolidate the embankment on the river.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang joins disaster relief efforts in heavy rain in Wuhan, in central China's Hubei province, on July 6, 2016. [Photo: Xinhua]

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang joins disaster relief efforts in heavy rain in Wuhan, in central China's Hubei province, on July 6, 2016. [Photo: Xinhua]

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang joins disaster relief efforts in heavy rain in Wuhan, in central China's Hubei province, on July 6, 2016. [Photo: Xinhua]

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang joins disaster relief efforts in heavy rain in Wuhan, in central China's Hubei province, on July 6, 2016. [Photo: Xinhua]

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang joins disaster relief efforts in heavy rain in Wuhan, in central China's Hubei province, on July 6, 2016. [Photo: Xinhua]

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang joins disaster relief efforts in heavy rain in Wuhan, in central China's Hubei province, on July 6, 2016. [Photo: Xinhua]