Chinese leaders visit disaster-hit regions on holiday eve

Chinese President Hu Jintao helps soldiers load relief  supplies to a helicopter on Tuesday. (Xinhua Photo)

At a farmer's house, Hu said to the family: "We were very concerned for you when we were in Beijing."

He told officials in company that current priorities were to have people's livelihood well arranged.

Officials should make sure that local people had enough food, clothes and quilts, and when they were sick they would be timely treated, Hu ordered.

On Wednesday afternoon, Premier Wen hastened to the eastern province of Jiangxi and visited Fuzhou City, which has been in the dark for more than 20 days.