Quakeproof houses in NW China prove stable
2009-02-25 09:46:53 GMT2009-02-25 17:46:53 (Beijing Time)
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A woman of Kirgiz ethnic group prepares meal outside her quakeproof house in Akqi County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region, Feb. 24, 2009. A quake hit the juncture of Kalpin and Akqi counties, in Tianshan Mountains, late Friday. More than 14,800 people have been affected. Direct economic loss reached nearly 60 million yuan (8.8 million U.S. dollars). According to investigations, none of the quakeproof houses built in recent years was damaged in the quake. (Xinhua/Sadat)
A woman of Kirgiz ethnic group walks outside her quakeproof house in Akqi County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region, Feb. 24, 2009. (Xinhua/Sadat)
A woman of Kirgiz ethnic group watches TV in her quakeproof house in Akqi County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region, Feb. 24, 2009. (Xinhua/Sadat)
Two women of Kirgiz ethnic group take care of a baby in their quakeproof house in Akqi County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region, Feb. 24, 2009. (Xinhua/Sadat)
A woman of Kirgiz ethnic group does the housework in her quakeproof house in Akqi County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region, Feb. 24, 2009. (Xinhua/Sadat)
A quake hit the juncture of Kalpin and Akqi counties, in Tianshan Mountains, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, late Friday, Feb 20, 2009, affecting more than 14,800 people.
Direct economic loss reached nearly 60 million yuan (US$8.8 million). According to investigations, none of the quakeproof houses built in recent years was damaged in the quake.
