Friday, May 16, 2008

China earthquake: Nearly five million homeless

By Richard Spencer in Yingxiu and agencies
16/05/2008

The earthquake in China has left almost five million people homeless, officials said today.

A total of 4,807,200 people have been forced into “temporary shelter” in Sichuan, said Li Chengyun, the province’s vice-governor.
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