Rebuilding almost completed in Yushu

All the affected residents of the earthquake-hit Yushu Tibetan autonomous prefecture in Northwest China's Qinghai province are expected to move into new homes before the end of the year, a senior official said.

The total investment for the reconstruction of Yushu — which was hit by a 7.1-magnitude quake on April 14, 2010 — is 34.67 billion yuan ($5.55 billion), Xu Fushun, executive vice-governor of Qinghai province, said in an interview with China Daily.

The earthquake claimed more than 2,600 lives and left about 12,000 injured. President Hu Jintao, Premier Wen Jiabao and other leaders rushed to the scene, and promised survivors that they would get new homes, schools and hospitals. The State Council published a blueprint for reconstruction on June 9, 2010, outlining plans to build a new Yushu in three years.

Homes have already been built for all of the 16,710 shepherd households in Yushu, and 12,601 of the families had moved in by the end of September, said Xu, who is also a delegate to the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

As for the 22,439 urban households in the prefecture, 18,466 new homes have been built, and 9,865 of the families had moved in by the end of September, he said.

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