Authorities pledge to restore ruined homes
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August 13, 2010, Friday
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CHINESE authorities have pledged to complete the reconstruction of all homes destroyed by the devastating mudslide in Zhouqu.
"Local authorities will endeavor to complete repairs for all damaged homes by the end of November, and complete rebuilding of all the destroyed homes before winter or at the latest, by June next year," a spokesman for the Gannan Prefecture government said yesterday.
Zhouqu County is under the jurisdiction of the Gannan Prefecture.
Citing a circular issued by the provincial government, the spokesman said each mudslide-hit family in rural areas is eligible for a 20,000 yuan (US$2,947) subsidy to rebuild their home if it had been destroyed, or 4,000 yuan if damaged.
Each urban family whose home was destroyed can receive 25,000 yuan, he added.
Zhouqu County sits in the steep valley of the Bailong River, a tributary of the Jialing River, which meets the Yangtze in Chongqing, and is hemmed in by rocky mountains on both sides.
Torrential rain on Saturday night prompted an avalanche of sludge and debris to crash down on the county seat early Sunday morning.
About 45,000 residents have been evacuated after the mudslides destroyed more than 300 homes and damaged another 700. Some 3,000 homes have been flooded.
Weathermen have warned of more rain in coming days, which may trigger further landslides.
Water flowed into some temporary shelters on Wednesday night after downpours hit. "We can't lie on the ground to sleep. We have to squat. It's uncomfortable, but it's safe," said one survivor
"Local authorities will endeavor to complete repairs for all damaged homes by the end of November, and complete rebuilding of all the destroyed homes before winter or at the latest, by June next year," a spokesman for the Gannan Prefecture government said yesterday.
Zhouqu County is under the jurisdiction of the Gannan Prefecture.
Citing a circular issued by the provincial government, the spokesman said each mudslide-hit family in rural areas is eligible for a 20,000 yuan (US$2,947) subsidy to rebuild their home if it had been destroyed, or 4,000 yuan if damaged.
Each urban family whose home was destroyed can receive 25,000 yuan, he added.
Zhouqu County sits in the steep valley of the Bailong River, a tributary of the Jialing River, which meets the Yangtze in Chongqing, and is hemmed in by rocky mountains on both sides.
Torrential rain on Saturday night prompted an avalanche of sludge and debris to crash down on the county seat early Sunday morning.
About 45,000 residents have been evacuated after the mudslides destroyed more than 300 homes and damaged another 700. Some 3,000 homes have been flooded.
Weathermen have warned of more rain in coming days, which may trigger further landslides.
Water flowed into some temporary shelters on Wednesday night after downpours hit. "We can't lie on the ground to sleep. We have to squat. It's uncomfortable, but it's safe," said one survivor
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