11.   The government mobilized hundreds of thousands of soldiers and reservists to fight the floods.

12.   The provincial government held an emergency telephone conference to call for help to fight the floods.

13.   The provincial government held an emergency telephone conference to call for help to fight the floods, Wenhui Bao said.

14.   To underscore the seriousness of government efforts to fight the floods, Hubei announced that two officials had been dismissed for carelessness.

15.   Vice Premier Wen Jiabao, under orders from Communist Party leader Jiang Zemin, exhorted the soldiers, reminding them of the stakes in fighting the floods.