Speedy response easing minds
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April 23, 2013, Tuesday
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THE tent village that sprang up in two days to house quake survivors in mountain-flanked Lushan is no ordinary refugee camp. China's full range of disaster response is on display trucks with X-ray equipment, phone-charging stations, bank tellers-on-wheels, even a tent for insurance claims.
"Lushan was so heavily hit and my family's house toppled. It has been such a disaster for us," said Yue Hejun, 28, as he waited to recharge his family's three mobile phones at a charging stall, volunteered by a communications company and coordinated by the government in a new addition to the arsenal of services after natural disasters. "If we can charge our phones, we are at least able to keep in touch with our family members outside and that helps to set our minds at ease."
At a mini-clinic with two green cots in the open air and a small tent for doctors to sleep, a doctor said the government had learned the importance of fast coordination since the 2010 Yushu quake, which killed more than 2,600 people. Much of the initial relief in that disaster came from Buddhist monks and other non-government volunteers, partly because of the remoteness of many affected areas.
"After 24 hours or 48 hours in Yushu, things were not so orderly or settled in," said the doctor. "The government's quick, organized response is very important. It's no use to blindly come here and try to save people."
"Lushan was so heavily hit and my family's house toppled. It has been such a disaster for us," said Yue Hejun, 28, as he waited to recharge his family's three mobile phones at a charging stall, volunteered by a communications company and coordinated by the government in a new addition to the arsenal of services after natural disasters. "If we can charge our phones, we are at least able to keep in touch with our family members outside and that helps to set our minds at ease."
At a mini-clinic with two green cots in the open air and a small tent for doctors to sleep, a doctor said the government had learned the importance of fast coordination since the 2010 Yushu quake, which killed more than 2,600 people. Much of the initial relief in that disaster came from Buddhist monks and other non-government volunteers, partly because of the remoteness of many affected areas.
"After 24 hours or 48 hours in Yushu, things were not so orderly or settled in," said the doctor. "The government's quick, organized response is very important. It's no use to blindly come here and try to save people."
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