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Wenchuan earthquake paper
A 7.8-magnitude earthquake that raided Bashu shook most of China and touched the whole of China. These days, we are all moved by the soldiers of the cadres and the masses who are desperate for disaster relief. We are all gratified by the enthusiastic donations from all directions, and we are all shocked by the people in the disaster areas actively helping themselves and helping each other in deep difficulties. In the strong earthquake, although the people in the disaster area have the pain and tears of losing their loved ones, they have the perseverance and true feelings to fight against ruthless natural disasters and overcome the difficulties together with their suffering compatriots. Let's show our concern and condolences to the people in the disaster area, and at the same time, exercise the righteous act of rescue and pay our highest respect to the people in the disaster area.

The so-called earthquake disaster is ruthless. 5. 12 Wenchuan earthquake, the people in the disaster area emerged scenes, which made us deeply moved, full of respect and tears.

More than 500 aftershocks forced more than 4 million Chengdu citizens to take to the streets. On May 12, Chengdu Night was a special night, full of warmth and care. The street is so quiet that no one makes a sound, let alone make noise. Late that night, people who came to the blood donation house in Lin Yin Street, Wuhou District lined up to fill the whole street.

-"we can't wait, we can't rely on it. First, save yourself. When the road is smooth, all kinds of relief materials from the party and the government will come. " Yuancitou Village is one of the most severely affected villages in Wenxian County, Gansu Province. After the earthquake, the villagers helped each other and built various temporary shelters; From the elderly in their 60s to the children in their 60s, they all carry shovels and hoes to the village entrance to repair mountain roads.

-"As long as there is hope, I will save myself and start production with the help of the government." At noon on June 5438+03, Lao Yang, a villager in Fuxing Village, Shuifu County, said to the houses smashed by boulders and the collapsed roofs. Shuifu County is the county that suffered the most from the earthquake in Yunnan Province. Rural highway subgrade collapses, broken walls, damaged culverts and frequent mudslides.

In the strong earthquake, such a shot made us clearly see the calm, orderly, calm and optimistic mental state of the people in the disaster area, and also saw their enthusiasm for actively saving themselves and fighting disasters, sharing worries for the country and solving problems for the government. Disaster is not terrible. I'm afraid I can't extricate myself from bereavement. I'm afraid I can't get up after suffering. I'm afraid I'm confused in fear. Faced with the severe disaster, the people in the disaster area were not scared to collapse and lost their integrity. They are drying their tears and creating tomorrow with their own hands. The spirit of self-improvement and tenacious struggle of the Chinese nation has once again been sublimated here. Is there any reason why we can't pay tribute to these simple, hardworking and brave people in the disaster areas?

-"You should repay your father well in the future. Without him, you may be finished. " 12 night, around 10, Kelly, a student from Juyuan Middle School in Dujiangyan, appeared in the emergency department of Chengdu First People's Hospital. Kelly's father, regardless of his own safety, fell to his knees that day. After four hours of hard work, he dug his son out of the razed teaching building with his bare hands.

-"no, you are quick to get out of here! Take good care of your children and live a good life. " "Husband, don't give up, someone will come to save you soon!" 13 in the morning, in the family area of Jinfeng Township Government in Dujiangyan, Zhu Furong shed tears and encouraged her husband Tan to stick to it. Twenty hours after the earthquake, officers and men of the armed police dug Tan Yigang out of the ruins.

-"Are we going to die?" No, we should try to live. Someone must come and save us. " 12 After the earthquake, Huang Yue, a class one student in Grade Three of Juyuan Middle School in Dujiangyan, who was buried in the ruins, held JASON ZHANG's hand in the dark and encouraged each other. Her hands clasped together until she was rescued around 6 pm.

In the strong earthquake, such a lens made us deeply realize the sincere warmth and great strength of affection, love and friendship around the people in the disaster area. Because of "love", we stood up without hesitation; Because of "love", we really rely on it to overcome difficulties; Because of love, we encourage each other and share life and death. There are no flowery words or earth-shattering feats, but the word "love" makes us burst into tears and makes us sincerely admire the brilliance of human nature displayed by many people in disaster areas. "Don't give up, don't give up", a classic quotation once known to hundreds of millions of people in China in the hit TV series "Soldiers Assault", do we have a deeper understanding and sentiment at this moment?

-"I realized that it might be an earthquake, and I'm going out to have a look." On the afternoon of 12, Liu Shiwei, a 2 1 year-old carpenter who lives in Nanjin Street Bookstore in Hechuan, Chongqing, took the initiative to carry nearly 10 retired workers downstairs to escape within seven or eight minutes of the earthquake.

-"When we found him, he was lying on the desk, with open arms, protecting the four students under him. All four students were alive!" 13 at 22: 00 12, the body of Tan Qianqiu, a teacher from Dong Qi Middle School in Deyang City, Sichuan Province, was dragged out of the ruins. These arms, which have spread countless knowledge, regained four young lives from the hands of death at the moment of the earthquake.

-"The patient is here, we are!" At about 2: 36 pm on June 5438+02, the first wave of earthquake passed, and the intensive care unit (ICU) ward in the first inpatient department of west china hospital was calm. More than 30 nurses and 10 doctors in our department took the oath.

In the strong earthquake, this kind of lens shows us the harmony between neighbors, teachers and students, and doctors and patients in the disaster area. There are no trivial matters between neighbors, but some are enthusiastic to help respect the old and love the young and save people from danger. There is no torture of unscrupulous teachers' morality, but there is eternal memory of great love and silence; There is no tension between doctors and patients, but a high sense of responsibility centered on patient safety. In the strong earthquake raid, people in disaster areas use actions to make the true meaning of harmony more perfect and true, and use actions to make good ethics and professional ethics shine. What reason do we have not to cherish the harmony of seeing the truth in this adversity, and what reason do we not fall for the personality charm of the people in the disaster area in distress?

In the 512 Wenchuan earthquake, there were many similar scenes and many tear-jerking stories. Many people in disaster areas are using their true feelings to write a history of struggle that shows the light of China's humanity and struggles against disasters. "The house is cracked and collapsed, and we can repair it again. As long as people are there, we will be able to tide over the difficulties and overcome this major natural disaster. " Premier Wen's words in Dujiangyan disaster area are still in my ears. Let's sincerely pray and pay tribute to the people in the disaster area!

The poet Ai Qing has a poem, "Why are there always tears in my eyes? Because I love this land deeply. " I'm just a busy citizen for a living, and I don't have the great realm of a poet. But these days, an inexplicable emotion flows in my heart, which makes me unconsciously miss that sky, that land and everyone on that land. May 12, a day that all China people will never forget. On this day, the sky is ruthless, and thousands of people can no longer look up at the starry sky that night and the sun tomorrow. Seeing countless fresh lives disappear instantly in the earthquake, seeing survivors crying in the rain after losing their loved ones, a tear burst out of their long-forgotten eyes and filled their eyes. In the face of cruel nature, human life is like a reed swaying in the wind, so fragile. Empathy for the disaster of our compatriots has made all rational people in China shed sad tears.

"Their disaster happened to you." In a stable era, people may not understand the true meaning of this philosopher's words, but in an eventful autumn, the brilliance of human nature hidden in the depths will suddenly shine, guiding people to look for light with black eyes. In the Wenchuan earthquake with national sympathy, we saw a kind of power, which was condensed on the people of the whole country, and we saw an unforgettable love, which spread in the hearts of the people of the whole country. At this time, there is no other noise, only the voice of the deceased silently praying for the injured and blessing the living; At this time, the same action is repeated all over China, conveying the same voice, and everyone is offering a little love to their suffering compatriots in their own way. The touching details that happened in the disaster area made me cry, this time because I was moved.

In Hanwang Town, Deyang City in the middle of the night, the cold rain is biting and sadness is everywhere. In the collapsed teaching building of Dong Qi Middle School, rescuers found a teacher lying on the table with open arms. Below him are four students who are still alive, looking at the teacher who has been killed and crying. We should always remember this teacher's name-Tan Qianqiu. In the face of this sudden disaster, Mr. Tan resisted the falling ceiling with his own flesh and blood, leaving life to the students and death to himself. The love in his heart, like his name, will last forever.

At a rescue site in Mianyang, most of the main teaching building of a school collapsed, leaving more than 65,438+000 children trapped below. Soldiers rescued more than a dozen children and more than 30 bodies from the ruins. However, at the critical moment of rescue, the ruins of the teaching building suddenly collapsed again, and re-entering the ruins is almost equal to death. But several soldiers still had to get in, and then the collapse happened. The soldiers who got in were immediately held back by other soldiers. A soldier knelt down and cried and said to the man who dragged him, "You asked me to save another one, please let me save another one!" " I can save another one! "

Such a tear-jerking story played a moving movement in that sad sky, and under the same sky, the compassion and warm actions of all the people in China were equally touching. After the disaster, we saw taxi drivers who usually haggle over every ounce, put down their business and spontaneously went to the disaster area to help with the disaster relief; We saw the migrant workers living at the bottom in front of the blood donation house. "Earthquake relief is everyone's responsibility. If you have no money, you will have some blood. " ; Even the old woman who collects garbage for a living has to donate a few cents of her hard-earned money to the disaster area ... Who said that the cohesion of the Chinese nation is weakened and our national willpower is weak? Looking at Premier Wen's sad and firm faces is the best embodiment of our Chinese nation's warm and determined character. With this character, what difficulties and disasters can't be overcome?

The world we live in is just like the earth we live in, with a hard surface and a hot heart. The warm story behind the disaster warned me not to find a reason for "world indifference" for my indifference; Don't numb yourself, find a reason to "run around in life". Because there is an unforgettable love in this world, just like the sun, rain or shine will rise from the east. The only thing we have to do is to clear the dark clouds in the sky and regard sunshine as an eternal force to warm our hearts. Let the humanity hidden in the depths shine! Whether it is a stable period or a disaster period.

1. Wang Chuan, who came to Beichuan from Chongqing, originally came to look for his wife who worked here, but was pleasantly surprised to learn that her wife had returned home safely. But after seeing this tragic scene, Wang Chuan thought: "Anyway, you are here, just help do something." As a result, among the people who rescued, there was another person who helped in time. He found a jack from an abandoned hardware store, and he came to Qushan Primary School alone to rescue him. Until yesterday afternoon, when another group of Chongqing special police arrived, Wang Chuan was still busy beside the trapped student Li Yue.

Touching stories of earthquake relief

First, the teacher pulled out the last mentally retarded student at the moment of the earthquake 2008-05- 16 16:42

Yesterday morning, Teacher Xie, 3 1 year-old of Dujiangyan Xinjian Primary School, dug up a USB flash drive with the contact information of students in the ruins. The "512" earthquake brought great misfortune to this primary school, and hundreds of students were buried in the collapsed downstairs. Fortunately, 17 mentally retarded students and 26 deaf-mute students in this primary school all survived.

Parents are afraid to recall the scene of collapse.

15, Dujiangyan, sunny. At this time, three days have passed since the disaster occurred.

At first, when I found the newly-built primary school in the city center, the muddy path leading to the teaching building was particularly conspicuous, and there was an oil painting in the yellow wet soil. There are white flowers in this picture. Walking into the teaching building, there is a pungent smell in the air. This is the smell that life once existed and suddenly disappeared.

Walking into the original teaching building, only a quarter of the four-story teaching building facing the gate is left, and the blackboard is exposed.

The playground is very big, and there are basketball stands. It is conceivable that before the disaster suddenly came, it was full of laughter and vitality. Only a few parents went back to school today to have a look. They dare not describe in detail the moment when the teaching building collapsed, let alone recall the scene when their children were in danger.

The newly-built primary school has more than 600 students. According to the preliminary inventory at the scene, nearly 400 students were safely evacuated to the playground. However, at the time of the earthquake, all 7 mentally retarded students and 26 deaf-mute students in the school/KLOC-0 survived.

This is a miracle.

At a dangerous moment, the teacher pulled out the mentally retarded students.

On June 5438+05, Dujiangyan City, communication was still intermittent. After a while, I finally found Mr. Xie Gang, who is in charge of the special education class in the new primary school. The latter is 3 1 year-old and has an 8-year-old boy. In his teaching career, there are 15 years for these deaf students with mental retardation.

"When the earthquake happened, the blind and deaf class was taking classes in a bungalow next to the teaching building." Xie Gang recalled that it was this that increased the possibility of students getting out of danger. "I think bungalows are slower than buildings. Students have time to escape. " He said that when he turned around, the teaching building behind him collapsed. "Soon!"

Seeing this, the school teacher quickly let the students out. Among them, students with mental retardation have a great problem. Xie Gang still remembers the scene when the last retarded pony escaped from danger. The pony was still sitting in the classroom at the moment of violent shaking. "At this time, a teacher shouted, Pony, come out quickly."

However, the pony still didn't respond. Xie Gang rushed in and pulled the pony out. After the earthquake, teachers spontaneously formed a circle to protect the surviving students.

In the ruins, the "center" is the student and the periphery is the teacher. As soon as the situation is stable, parents of deaf-mute students and mentally retarded students will be informed to take their children home. Some parents don't answer, and teachers escort them to relatives' homes.

In order to facilitate reunion, data were excavated in the ruins.

In the next few days, Xie Gang and other teachers have been searching day and night in the ruins of Xinjian Primary School. Male teachers are on call 24 hours a day, while female teachers are required to hold meetings at a fixed time every day to deal with emergencies.

Yesterday morning, Xie Gang went to school again. In the ruins, he took out a USB flash drive. There is some personal information about him, including the contact information of all special education students.

Xie Gang said that although the students were evacuated safely, it was very convenient to find them in the small urban area of Dujiangyan. But if there are more contact information, it will be easier for teachers and students to meet after the reconstruction of the new primary school in the future.

"Every teacher in' Xinjian' thinks so." Xie Gang said.

Two, Beichuan county office building collapsed three cadres to drink urine for 75 hours 2008-05- 16 16:36

In the Wenchuan earthquake, Beichuan County was the worst-hit area. The county magistrate of Beichuan said that many cadres in the county were killed or missing in the earthquake. Yi Jie, chief commander of Beichuan earthquake relief and deputy secretary of Mianyang Municipal Committee, said that the Beichuan earthquake killed more than 65,438+people, and more than 65,438+people were transferred to the outside world, and hundreds of people were still waiting for rescue in the ruins. At present, there are nearly 4000 rescue teams in Beichuan County. The mobile communication signals near Beichuan Middle School and the county rescue site have been restored, which greatly facilitates the communication between command and rescue agencies at all levels.

Beichuan County Public Security Bureau was damaged by 2/3.

Among the six deputy heads of Beichuan County, three were killed and three were missing. There are only four medical staff left in the county hospital 160. Children in county-level government kindergartens are still trapped in houses that collapsed by the river.

Six relatives of Jing Dazhong, the county magistrate of Beichuan County, were killed and three people were missing. After he got up from the ruins, he immediately threw himself into the front command center.

On the day of the incident, 42 soldiers and 35 prisoners of Beichuan County Squadron Detention Center were instantly buried under the collapsed houses.

Several soldiers who survived the sentry post, together with Li Yuanzhi, quartermaster of Beichuan County Squadron of Armed Police, quickly transported 25 prisoners who were dying to other places. Seeing the injured people along the way, they reached out and rescued 60 people, which was the first batch of people rescued by Beichuan earthquake.

Yesterday, the Sichuan Provincial Public Security Bureau announced that the Beichuan County Public Security Bureau, which was originally 144 people, only survived 47 people, most of whom lost their loved ones.

3 cadres drink urine for 75 hours.

Yesterday at 5 pm, Zhang, member of the Standing Committee of Beichuan County Committee and secretary of the Political and Legal Committee, together with Zhang, Li Guichuan, deputy secretary of the Political and Legal Committee of Beichuan County, and Cui Daiquan, director of the Beichuan County Comprehensive Management Office, were successfully rescued. Nearly 75 hours have passed since the earthquake.

After the earthquake, the five-story office building of Beichuan County Committee collapsed instantly, and Zhang and dozens of colleagues were crushed in the ruins.

Yesterday afternoon, at 1: 40, when rescuers were searching in the ruins of the county office building, they heard someone shouting for help. The officers and men of the armed police immediately stuffed some water and food through the tiny gap and confirmed that there were three survivors at the scene.

After four hours of rescue, Zhang and others were successfully rescued at 17: 08 and 13: 00 respectively. On-site medical staff found that all three were not seriously injured and in good health.

Almost all the trousers of the three rescued people were torn, but except for dust and some minor injuries, they were hardly seriously injured, and their thinking was very clear and they could speak normally. "We have been actively saving ourselves!" Li Guichuan said that at 6:5438+0:30 pm on June 2, he and Cui Daiquan went to Zhang's office on the fourth floor to discuss things. After the earthquake, the three of them were blocked by a large prefabricated board because the office was tilted as a whole.

After being buried, three people immediately began to save themselves. "We have been digging, and the three people got together and touched the drinking bottle. There is water to drink." Yesterday afternoon, after drinking pure water, Li Guichuan said, "Do we drink urine directly, or do we continue to squat and call for help when we hear someone passing by?"

Third, the touching story of earthquake relief: how can the bleeding of the Prime Minister's arm not make me cry?

Author: Abstract model essay updated on May-168: 45:12, 2008.

More than 300 students trapped under the rubble are very dangerous. After a failed rescue, Premier Wen climbed up the ruins in the rain and organized another rescue. 10: 20, the instant report suddenly shows "Ah! The Prime Minister fell! " "The old man's arm was injured and he was bleeding. He pushed away the medical staff who wanted to bandage him. " (Guangzhou Daily May 15)

When I read this, I couldn't help crying and was deeply moved by Premier Wen's selfless spirit.

Premier Wen, the front-line commander of earthquake relief, is an old man in his sixties. In the disaster relief scene where aftershocks continued, he ran around among piles of rubble with selfless spirit, even anxious to save people himself. I fell and got up, and my arm was hurt and bleeding. I didn't let the doctor bandage it, so I asked the doctor to rescue the injured victims. How can this situation not be touched? If it is our own parents, which child is not worried? !

From the day of the disaster, Premier Wen arrived at the disaster area as soon as possible and directed earthquake relief and rescue in a temporary tent. Next to the ruins of the buried primary school, the Prime Minister shouted to the children in the ruins with hoarse and choked words. A reporter at the scene sent an instant report through QQ, saying: "The prime minister who is over sixty has been crying." In fact, it is not that Premier Wen is not strong, but that the Prime Minister who cares about the people is heartbroken in the face of the immediate disaster. This is the true feeling of a good prime minister who loves the people at this moment.

Where there are the most victims and the greatest danger, Premier Wen is in command. We have seen that in the most severe moment of earthquake relief, rescue teams from all walks of life overcame thousands of difficulties and rushed to the disaster area as quickly as possible. More than 60,000 people have been rescued in the earthquake-stricken area. We feel the courage, strength and hope of earthquake relief. The people of the whole country will not be intimidated by this catastrophe and will not be destroyed by the sadness that appears in front of them. We firmly believe that with the strong leadership of the party and the government and the hard work of the people of all ethnic groups throughout the country, earthquake relief will surely win!

Four, the soldiers in the disaster area "three don't enter the house" 2008-05- 16 16:46

"Mom, don't cry! And me! " /kloc-In the evening of 0/4, Song Hui, a freshman who came home from Chongqing, stood on the ruins of his house, holding his mother and crying. Nearly three days after the earthquake, Song Hui met her lost mother for the first time.

Song Hui's home is in Bai Shu Village, Gongxing Town, Mianzhu City, Sichuan Province. The sudden earthquake completely changed the face here. Song Hui's home was in ruins. "There is not even a room left." The mine where Song Hui's father worked is located in the "collision of two peaks", and his father's life and death are still unknown. Song Hui has never experienced such a big earthquake. He hurried home from school to find his parents.

Based on the news from Xinhua News Agency, CCTV and People's Daily, Liu Haijian, He Tao, Dou Fengchang, Wu Bo, Chen Xinxin and Lu Yong reported.

At 6: 30 on June 4th, 65438, Song Hui, a freshman in Chongqing Vocational College of Mechanical and Electrical Technology, set foot on his way home. Song Hui's home is in Bai Shu Village, Gongxing Town, Mianzhu City, Sichuan Province, and it is also one of the hardest hit areas of this earthquake.

I can't contact you for 3 days after the earthquake.

At 7: 50, Song Hui boarded the express train from Chongqing North to Chengdu. Song Hui was accompanied by two other students, both of whose homes were in Sichuan earthquake-stricken areas.

14+0 1: 50, Song Hui arrives at Chengdu Railway Station. The railway station square is very lively, and many Chengdu citizens gather in it. Song Hui didn't stop, but rushed to Zhaojue Temple bus station and bought a bus ticket to Deyang, Sichuan. This is a stop for Song Hui to go home. After arriving in Deyang, you can transfer to Mianzhu.

While waiting for the bus, Song Hui ate something. In the station, there are a large number of people returning to Sichuan from all over the world. Their purpose is the same, that is, they must go home to see if their loved ones are safe and see what their home has become.

13: 40, Song Hui arrived at Deyang coach station, where there were also a large number of people ready to go home. Song Hui, who arrived in Deyang, got the latest news. Some of his relatives were taken to Xu Huang Town, Deyang City, and he will go to Xu Huang again.

In the evening, in the courtyard of Xu Huang National Grain Reserve, many people are busy setting up tents. Song Hui's 83-year-old grandmother has just been received here. Here, Song Hui got further news from her family, and her mother is still in her destroyed home.

19, Song Hui decided to go home. Grandma told him, "Remember to comfort your mother."

On the way from Deyang to Mianzhu, the disasters brought by the earthquake kept appearing in front of Song Hui. The closer to home, the more serious the house collapses. "I'm so nervous, I don't know what will happen."

No news from father.

At 2 1 in the evening, Song Hui finally came to his home, Bai Shu Village, Gongxing Town, Mianzhu City. Song Hui's home is located in a big yard in the village. Besides his family, Song Hui's father's five brothers also live in this yard. This is a big family.

Unexpectedly, Song Hui left home for school for only three months. When he came back again, his home no longer existed, and what he saw in front of him was ruins. Song Hui stepped on a piece of rubble and entered the house. The whole Song family courtyard fell to the ground, leaving no room.

Mother suddenly heard Song Hui's cry, and some of them came running on bricks in a hurry. Mother and son burst into tears. After the earthquake, Song Hui had no contact with his mother for three consecutive days. At this time, there was even worse news. Because of the earthquake, his father Song worked in Qingping Township, where the phosphate mine is located. "Two peaks collided." Song Zhongyan hasn't heard any news so far.

In the eyes of several relatives living in the yard, there is little hope for Song to survive. "We just dare not say it in front of his wife, for fear that she will be sad."

5. 17-year-old boy dug in the ruins for more than 30 hours and successfully saved himself.

2008-05- 16 16:39

Character file

Ma Zhicheng, 17 years old.

Location Wenchuan

Every patient who can be sent to the hospital has experienced unimaginable hardships. 17-year-old Ma Zhicheng is the lucky one in misfortune. On the day of the earthquake, he lived in Yinguanggou, Pengzhou, and went to Wenchuan to visit relatives with his family. At a relative's house, a disaster happened.

Ma Zhicheng's house collapsed. Sitting at the back of the room, I ran under the beam and was crushed to death. Relatives who ran out of the house found him buried in the ruins.

The cries of relatives soon attracted the survivors of the robbery. In a panic, people quickly began to dig by hand. It is said that there was a heavy rain in the sky. Ma Zhi's relatives' house is at the foot of the mountain. No sooner had I dug a little than the sediment on the mountain was washed down by the rain.

People have been digging in the rain for more than 30 hours, and the rain is getting heavier and heavier. Debris flow may happen at any time, and rescuers have to drag Ma Zhicheng's relatives away from the scene.

Five hours later, the rain gradually weakened, and people returned to the scene again, but they were surprised to find that Ma Zhicheng had climbed out of the ruins and lay in the mud. According to Ma Zhi Cheng himself, after being buried, the beam pressed him down, but it formed a small space where he could move his arms and touch all parts of his body. After waiting for a few hours, he began to dig in one direction bit by bit, kept digging with his hands, and finally climbed out. The moment he climbed out, he felt that he had no strength and could only lie on the ground waiting for rescue. Later, it is estimated that Ma Zhicheng dug by hand in the dark for at least 30 hours.

When Ma Zhicheng came out, the officers and men of the armed police had arrived in Wenchuan on foot. Ma Zhicheng didn't have medical treatment in the local area, so people decided to carry him to a nearby conditional place for treatment. After two days and two nights of uninterrupted running and several aftershocks, Ma Zhicheng was finally carried out and sent to the nearest hospital, and finally to Chengdu Longquanyi District Aerospace Hospital.

Looking at Ma Zhicheng, many medical staff shed tears. In the face of every patient sent, we can't help but be moved and must go all out to help them.