Makeshift houses built for quake victims
www.chinaview.cn 2008-05-30 13:27:09   Print

Special report: Reconstruction After Earthquake

Workers build makeshift shelters for quake survivors at a temporary resettlement zone in Dujiangyan City of southwest China's Sichuan Province, on May 27, 2008. Up to May 26, a total of 8,152 makeshift shelters were built in quake-affected areas. Among the makeshift shelters, 7,263 of them were built by Sichuan Province, 712 under the assistance of other provinces and 177 by community donations.(Xinhua/Zhu Zheng)

Workers build makeshift shelters for quake survivors at a temporary resettlement zone in Dujiangyan City of southwest China's Sichuan Province, on May 27, 2008. (Xinhua/Zhu Zheng)
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One retail outlet to be arranged for every 1,000 makeshift shelters as part of quake relief

    BEIJING, May 27 (Xinhua) -- One retail outlet featuring food and daily necessities will be arranged for every 1,000 makeshift homes as part of relief for areas stricken by the May 12 earthquake, according to a circular issued on Tuesday by China's ministries of commerce and housing and urban-rural development.

    Such an outlet should have a floor space of 50 to 60 square meters, the circular said. Full story

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Editor: Lin Li
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