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China's bereaved families adopt earthquake orphans
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 2)
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 2)
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 2)
Parents fear there will not be a proper investigation into why so many schools collapsed in last month's earthquake in China. (article 1)
Many complain that although local authorities have promised to investigate, they are slow to give out information and worried that contractors and officials responsible for shoddily-built classrooms will not be held accountable. (article 1)
Children paid a heavy price in the disaster, although there is still no overall government figure of how many thousands of school pupils perished in the rubble. (article 1)
Parents immediately demanded to know why so many school buildings collapsed, and the government initially responded to that call with officials promising within days of the quake to conduct a thorough investigation. (article 1)
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Story keywords
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earthquake, Sichuan, China, quake, province |
Source articles
- Grieving quake parents want facts (BBC News, 06/05/2008, 298 words)
- China's bereaved families adopt earthquake orphans (timesonline.co.uk, 06/05/2008, 465 words)
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