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http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080524/ts_afp/chinaquake_080524034259
UN chief in China to see quake devastation
by Boris Cambreleng 1 hour, 14 minutes ago
CHENGDU, China, May 24, 2008 (AFP) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon flew into China Saturday for a first-hand look at the epicentre of the devastating earthquake, which has left more than 80,000 people dead or missing.
Ban\'s visit comes as China and a growing number of international teams mount a major effort to shelter and care for the more than five million people who have been left homeless by the May 12 earthquake.
China, meanwhile, announced Saturday the main railway connecting worst-hit Sichuan province\'s capital Chengdu with the central city of Baoji had reopened after nearly 300 hours, allowing the much-needed delivery of relief goods.
Ban travelled to Yingxiu, a town of roughly 10,000 people in Sichuan that was reduced to rubble by the quake, the state-run Xinhua news agency said.
Ban was likely to meet with China\'s Premier Wen Jiabao who, according to Xinhua, was at the damaged Zipingpu dam near Yingxiu on Saturday morning.
The UN secretary general arrived from neighbouring Myanmar, where one day earlier he reported a breakthrough after talks with the ruling military leaders who agreed to let in aid workers three weeks after a massive cyclone.
Unlike Myanmar, China has accepted international rescue teams and doctors, although it faced some criticism for waiting several days to make its decision.
China has been eager since the quake to ease tensions with other countries. Protests targetting the upcoming Beijing Olympics flared earlier this year due to criticism of China\'s handling of demonstrations in Tibet.
The US Army has flown in three cargo planes laden with tonnes of life-saving supplies to southwestern Chengdu in the past week, according to US officials.
In one of the latest contributions, a 13-member French team that can provide medical care was due to fly in Saturday to the quake zone.
Senior Chinese leaders have been continuously in the quake-hit areas and have been portrayed by state media as being intimately involved in relief work.
Let us not forget the earthquake, Premier Wen told young people Friday in the quake-hit town of Mianyang, according to Xinhua.
Then you will know what life is all about -- it is bumpy, as the roads are, Wen said.
For many Chinese, feelings of horror over the quake turned to anger after they saw that thousands of schools had been destroyed, even though neighbouring structures remained standing.
The state-run Beijing News said some 9,000 teachers or schoolchildren were among the dead and missing from the quake, making up 12 percent of the total.
We will investigate the construction quality of the schools and if we find that there are problems, we will severely deal with them, said Han Jin, a top education ministry official, as quoted by the Beijing News.
The government has said it would take up to three years to reconstruct Sichuan, where one in five people in quake-hit areas has been made homeless.
An immediate danger is the risk of disease. Authorities say they urgently need more tents and more medication, particularly antibiotics, to prevent the outbreak of illnesses in the coming summer months.
An additional threat was dozens of quake lakes, or reservoirs that have built up on rivers dammed by landslides that could burst and flood inhabited areas if no action is taken.
Jiao Yong, vice minister of water resources, said construction workers and police were being airlifted to affected areas to dig channels to divert some of the water, according to state media.
In the badly-hit Jiangyou area, more than 20,000 people were being evacuated due to the threat of flooding.
We\'ll move them to higher places or out of the area at risk of flooding, said Tang Debin, deputy director of the Jiangyou water resources bureau, was quoted by the China Daily saying.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080524/ts_afp/chinaquake_080524034259
UN chief in China to see quake devastation
by Boris Cambreleng 1 hour, 14 minutes ago
CHENGDU, China, May 24, 2008 (AFP) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon flew into China Saturday for a first-hand look at the epicentre of the devastating earthquake, which has left more than 80,000 people dead or missing.
Ban\'s visit comes as China and a growing number of international teams mount a major effort to shelter and care for the more than five million people who have been left homeless by the May 12 earthquake.
China, meanwhile, announced Saturday the main railway connecting worst-hit Sichuan province\'s capital Chengdu with the central city of Baoji had reopened after nearly 300 hours, allowing the much-needed delivery of relief goods.
Ban travelled to Yingxiu, a town of roughly 10,000 people in Sichuan that was reduced to rubble by the quake, the state-run Xinhua news agency said.
Ban was likely to meet with China\'s Premier Wen Jiabao who, according to Xinhua, was at the damaged Zipingpu dam near Yingxiu on Saturday morning.
The UN secretary general arrived from neighbouring Myanmar, where one day earlier he reported a breakthrough after talks with the ruling military leaders who agreed to let in aid workers three weeks after a massive cyclone.
Unlike Myanmar, China has accepted international rescue teams and doctors, although it faced some criticism for waiting several days to make its decision.
China has been eager since the quake to ease tensions with other countries. Protests targetting the upcoming Beijing Olympics flared earlier this year due to criticism of China\'s handling of demonstrations in Tibet.
The US Army has flown in three cargo planes laden with tonnes of life-saving supplies to southwestern Chengdu in the past week, according to US officials.
In one of the latest contributions, a 13-member French team that can provide medical care was due to fly in Saturday to the quake zone.
Senior Chinese leaders have been continuously in the quake-hit areas and have been portrayed by state media as being intimately involved in relief work.
Let us not forget the earthquake, Premier Wen told young people Friday in the quake-hit town of Mianyang, according to Xinhua.
Then you will know what life is all about -- it is bumpy, as the roads are, Wen said.
For many Chinese, feelings of horror over the quake turned to anger after they saw that thousands of schools had been destroyed, even though neighbouring structures remained standing.
The state-run Beijing News said some 9,000 teachers or schoolchildren were among the dead and missing from the quake, making up 12 percent of the total.
We will investigate the construction quality of the schools and if we find that there are problems, we will severely deal with them, said Han Jin, a top education ministry official, as quoted by the Beijing News.
The government has said it would take up to three years to reconstruct Sichuan, where one in five people in quake-hit areas has been made homeless.
An immediate danger is the risk of disease. Authorities say they urgently need more tents and more medication, particularly antibiotics, to prevent the outbreak of illnesses in the coming summer months.
An additional threat was dozens of quake lakes, or reservoirs that have built up on rivers dammed by landslides that could burst and flood inhabited areas if no action is taken.
Jiao Yong, vice minister of water resources, said construction workers and police were being airlifted to affected areas to dig channels to divert some of the water, according to state media.
In the badly-hit Jiangyou area, more than 20,000 people were being evacuated due to the threat of flooding.
We\'ll move them to higher places or out of the area at risk of flooding, said Tang Debin, deputy director of the Jiangyou water resources bureau, was quoted by the China Daily saying.
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