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Chinese police block parents at quake protest
Summary from the United Kingdom, from articles in English
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Three weeks after China's devastating earthquake the authorities have taken steps to alleviate the suffering of bereaved families, but also moved to prevent growing criticism of the state for the high proportion of pupils killed in their classrooms. (article 1)
Many of the children orphaned could end up being adopted by parents who lost children in the quake, according to guidelines issued by the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the provincial government. (article 1)
Those from local ethnic minority groups, such as the mountain-living Qiang or Tibetans, will be found homes that will ensure the minimum of disruption as well as respect for their religious traditions. (article 1)
This will help to ensure that the children remain in villages or towns as close as possible to where they once lived. (article 1)
Yesterday police blocked access to several collapsed schools after angry parents tried to demonstrate beside the rubble or outside local government offices. (article 1)
At the Juyuan Middle School, where more than 270 students were crushed to death, a cordon of police now blocks parents and journalists from the site. (article 1)
Anguished parents have noted the steel rods in broken concrete slabs that were thinner than a ballpoint pen among the 7,000 classrooms that collapsed. (article 1)
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Parents, quake, collapsed, earthquake, Sichuan |
Source articles
- China's bereaved families adopt earthquake orphans (timesonline.co.uk, 06/05/2008, 465 words)
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