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Fire, rain hinder China quake aid -
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The Chinese government said on Thursday it had mobilised state-owned enterprises to build 1m prefabricated houses in three months for survivors of last month's devastating earthquake. (article 3)
The government faces the daunting task of providing food and shelter to at least 5m people made homeless by the disaster, as well as rebuilding flattened towns and cities, some of which will have to be relocated. (article 3)
The 1m houses will cost more than Rmb9bn ($1.3bn, $662m) to make, with the central government paying 90 per cent of the bill and the rest coming from charity organisations and the ministry of civil affairs. (article 3)
BEICHUAN, China - Shoddy construction and poor planning contributed to the toll from China's devastating earthquake, engineers studying the disaster for the government said Thursday, as a lake still swelling behind a wall of debris threatened communities downstream. (article 1)
Premier Wen Jiabao flew by helicopter to oversee efforts to drain Tangjiashan lake, which was formed when a landslide set off by the May 12 quake blocked a river. (article 1)
Workers have dug a 1,300-foot-long spillway to release pressure on the unstable wall of mud and rock restraining the lake, Xinhua News Agency said. (article 1)
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earthquake, Sichuan, China, quake, province |
Source articles
- Experts: Poor construction in China quake area (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 06/05/2008, 846 words)
- China quake lake now 'critical' (BBC News, 06/05/2008, 368 words)
- China to build 1m houses in three months (ft.com, 06/06/2008, 391 words)
- Fire, rain hinder China quake aid - (baltimoresun.com, 06/06/2008, 553 words)
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