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英语文摘:China to spend billions to beef up disaster prevention in northwest mudslide town

Source:  Onion  2010-08-25   English BBS   Favorite  
Zhouqu has been frequently hit by earthquakes, landslides and mud flows, but geological experts and residents blamed the sloppy construction of mudslide barriers, lack of adequate monitoring and warning systems, and rapid urban development as causes of the catastrophe.

Separately, students from local schools will begin their new term on Wednesday, 10 days later than the original date.

Pupils from two primary schools will attend Zhouqu No.1 Middle School for their classes, since their campus was destroyed by the mudslide and swollen floodwater from Bailong River.

Also, 3,000 senior students from Zhouqu No.1 Senior Middle School will be transferred to schools in larger cities Lanzhou and Dingxi in Gansu province.

A one-week long psychological consultation will be held for both students and teachers who are depressed following the loss of families, friends, colleagues and students.

"Every class will accept a mental health lesson focusing on the recovery from grief each day," said Han Lezhong, president of Zhouqu No.3 Junior Middle School.8 Meanwhile, the water level on the streets of Zhouqu's town has dropped significantly as the blocked waterway of Bailong River has been dredged.

Xinhua reporters watched as some local residents began to clear the debris and mud from their shops and houses after the flood waters receded.


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