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Temporary homes to be set in Sichuan
The quake has displaced 14 million people. To solve the immediate urgency of finding temporary homes for people to live about one million temporary houses will be constructed. The first 250,000 houses are scheduled to be completed in a month, before June 25th.
Homeless people taken into care
In the quake-struck regions, tens of thousands of displaced residents are staying in temporary shelters. Jiuzhou Stadium in the city of Mianyang is one of these such havens.
China strengthens epidemic prevention
Many medical experts and health workers from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from various provinces have arrived in quake-hit areas in Sichuan province. They are working hard to prevent possible epidemics.
Pengzhou reconstruction underway
Officials in Pengzhou say about 13,000 people in the city have returned from resettlement centers to start rebuilding their homes. The reconstruction of a number of utility facilities is also underway.
50,000 militias contribute to quake relief
Over the past few days, the Sichuan Provincial Military Command has summoned 50,000 militiamen. Joining the quake relief efforts across the affected region, the militiamen have been providing much-needed help to survivors in their temporary communities.
Efficient relief distribution in Sichuan
Relief supplies are being sent to Sichuan Province from all around the country. And the local authorities are ensuring the whole process is going smoothly, and according to the needs of survivors.
CDC checks quake zone water safety
Staff from the Center of Disease Control in both the Sichuan provincial capital Chengdu and Pengzhou city have been monitoring water sources in the Pengzhou region since the day after the earthquake.
Premier Wen meets Ban Ki-moon in quake zone
Premier Wen Jiabao has thanked UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for the United Nations' quake relief efforts. Ban Ki-moon arrived in the capital of Sichuan Province Saturday morning and went directly to the epicenter of the quake, Yingxiu town, where he expressed his sympathy for the people there.
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