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China's snow disaster areas shift focus to reconstruction work

Areas of China affected by the recent severe weather have shifted from emergency work to reconstruction, with transport and power supplies returning to normal. The government of central Hunan Province, one of the areas hardest hit by th ... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Fri, Feb 15 2008

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14 Feb 08		China's president Hu urges army to help reconstruction » YouTube videoChina's war on snow havoc Chinese President Hu Jintao who is also the chairman of the Central Military Commission is calling on China's armed forces to help rebuild areas pounded by recent snow storms. The Central Military Commission has asked...
01 Jul 08		Snow-affected areas start reconstruction » china.org.cn Areas of China affected by the recent severe weather have shifted from emergency work to reconstruction, with transport and power supplies returning to normal.
14 Feb 08		China orders military forces to help rebuild snow-affected areas » People's Daily Chinese President Hu Jintao has ordered all of the country's military forces to continue to support the reconstruction work in disaster-hit areas. Armed forces should actively participate in the reconstruction of disaster-hit areas ...
14 Feb 08		China to extend highway toll exemptions to help disaster relief » People's Daily The Chinese government has extended the highway toll exemptions for trucks carrying food to help snow disaster relief work and reconstruction in areas affected by the severe winter weather of the last month, the Ministry of Communications h ...
28 May 08		Quake relief HQ says focus of relief work to shift to reconstruction » People's Daily Earthquake relief work has entered a "new stage" and more efforts should be focused on resettlement and post-quake reconstruction in damaged areas, the earthquake relief headquarters under China's State Council agreed at a meeting on Tuesda ...
07 Jan 09		Reconstruction work started for over 60% of earthquake-affected homes » People's Daily Reconstruction work for 1.488 million rural homes that collapsed or were damaged in earthquake-stricken areas (including Sichuan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Chongqing and Yunnan) have already started, accounting for 61% of the total recovery and reconstruction...

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