Plan to aid school reconstruction in China
Following the devastating 7.9 magnitude earthquake which struck China in May, Plan has been distributing emergency supplies to affected families and will take part in the reconstruction of schools and the psychological rehabilitation of survivors.
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| Reuters/David Gray courtesy www.alertnet.org |
| A man walks past the remains of an apartment block that collapsed after an earthquake shook the area in the city of Dujiangyan. |
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China's worst earthquake in more than 30 years struck southwest China on May 12, leaving nearly 87,000 dead or missing. The victims include at least 9,000 children who were crushed to death when their school buildings collapsed on them.
About 362,000 people were injured when the quake struck southwestern Sichuan province and around 5 million people lost their homes. Thousands of aftershocks and heavy rainfall compounded the difficulties for military, government and private workers trying to deliver aid and ensure people get shelter. More than 46 million people have been affected by the disaster.
Relief efforts have been hampered by aftershocks (which have killed nine people and destroyed 5 million square metres of housing) and fears of flooding from lakes formed after the earthquake. There remains an urgent need for tents, clothes, bedding, food, medicine and medical equipment.
Plan’s post disaster reconstruction work will focus on two areas: post-trauma psychological rehabilitation and school reconstruction.
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| The epicentre of the earthquake and Plan Programme Units |
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