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Death toll from landslide rises |
发布时间：2006-11-20 16:15:50
hollowed the mountain out, that’s why the disaster happened," one villager was quoted as saying.
Guo Qiang, a local geological official denied it, saying that the cracks in the rocks were old, and no artificial factors were found in the cracking.
"But we have issued orders stopping work at all the local coal mines," he said.
Rescue work is continuing but it is becoming more difficult to clear the site with the increasing accumulation of rock and soil. The temperature in the area has dropped below 3 degrees Celsius recently.
To help resettle some 158 disaster-affected families, the central government has allocated 2 million yuan (US$240,000) to Guizhou for emergency supplies and reconstruction. The provincial authority in charge of civil affairs also allocated 1 million yuan (US$120,000) to respond to the aftermath of the emergency. Donations from out of Guizhou reached 2 million yuan, but more is needed.
Guan Xiaonong, head of Nayong County where the tragedy took place, said most of the victims may have to spend the ne上一页 [1] [2] [3] 下一页 |
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