|
YANJIN, Yunnan, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Despite having worries about another quake, Chen Yifen came back home from outdoor temporary tents Saturday morning to re-open her little shop. "I have to do my business, because life is still going on and I must make money for a living," she said, while sitting in her shop that sells daily commodities, just as usual, in the Dousha Town, Yanjin County, Zhaotong City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. A quake, measuring 5.1 degrees on the Richter scale, jolted Yunnan on Friday noon, shaking buildings in Yanjin, Daguan, Yiliang and Suijiang counties. To date, one person has died and 31 others have been injured, including 10 seriously, said Chen Shuqing, deputy director of the general office of the Zhaotong municipal government. The quake toppled more than 1,500 houses, and more than 45,000 people have been relocated. The direct economic losses reached about 390 million yuan (48.75 million U.S. dollars), Chen said. Along a street in the Dousha Town - the epicenter, all of the shops have re-opened, and some people are watching live broadcast of the World Basketball Championships Saturday morning. At noon, Wu Qiying returned to her home to prepare a meal from a temporary tent where six members of her family are living. More than 120 such tents have been set up in Dousha. "It's very sultry to stay in the tent in the daytime. So I will go back to home at daytime while sleep in the tent at night," she said. Although it is crowded for her family members to live in a tent, Wu said she felt satisfied with what the government has done for them. "Each household receive 25 kg rice, a box of pure drinking water, a box of instant noodles, a quilt and a blanket," she said. After the quake, the provincial civil affairs bureau delivered 400 tents, 16.25 tons of rice, as well as instant noodles and medicines to the quake-hit areas. Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs has sent an additional 3,000 tents to these areas. In the quake-hit areas, medical workers are seen spraying solution for disinfection on Saturday morning and police officers are patrolling to ensure the security of these areas. "More than 5,000 people are participating in the rescue work. Traffic, communications, power and water facilities have been restored," Chen said. But almost all the primary schools in the quake-hit areas have suspended classes or postponed a new school term due to the classrooms had been damaged. Chen Binxiang, deputy head of Yanjin County, said the government will build temporary classrooms and meanwhile speed up the renovation of risky buildings. Enditem
|