Technicians work on fiber-optic cables for prefabricated houses at a temporary relocation site in Dahe village of Dahejia township, Jishishan county, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 29, 2023. By 15:00 p.m. of Dec. 29, a total of 15,812 prefabricated houses have been built to provide shelter for relocated residents in four severely quake-hit towns of Jishishan county. The affected residents moved to these houses with better facilities. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)
JISHISHAN, Gansu, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- A total of 15,812 prefabricated houses had been built as of 3 p.m. Friday to provide shelter for earthquake-affected residents in hard-hit townships of northwest China's Gansu Province, the provincial earthquake relief headquarters told a press briefing.
Medical and material distribution points have also been set up for quake-affected residents at resettlement sites.
A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck the Bonan-Dongxiang-Salar Autonomous County of Jishishan in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture last week, resulting in hundreds of casualties and collapsed or damaged buildings.
The quake-hit areas will complete site selection for residential houses before Jan. 15, 2024, to ensure completion of their construction by the end of October 2024.
Children play at a temporary relocation site in Gaji village of Liugou township, Jishishan county, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 29, 2023. By 15:00 p.m. of Dec. 29, a total of 15,812 prefabricated houses have been built to provide shelter for relocated residents in four severely quake-hit towns of Jishishan county. The affected residents moved to these houses with better facilities. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)
A resident builds a road outside a prefabricated house at a temporary relocation site in Shenjiaping village of Shiyuan township, Jishishan county, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 29, 2023. By 15:00 p.m. of Dec. 29, a total of 15,812 prefabricated houses have been built to provide shelter for relocated residents in four severely quake-hit towns of Jishishan county. The affected residents moved to these houses with better facilities. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)
A resident prepares for cooking in a prefabricated house at a temporary relocation site in Gaoli village of Liuji township, Jishishan county, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 29, 2023. By 15:00 p.m. of Dec. 29, a total of 15,812 prefabricated houses have been built to provide shelter for relocated residents in four severely quake-hit towns of Jishishan county. The affected residents moved to these houses with better facilities. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)
A child makes a drawing in a prefabricated house at a temporary relocation site in Dahe village of Dahejia township, Jishishan county, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 29, 2023. By 15:00 p.m. of Dec. 29, a total of 15,812 prefabricated houses have been built to provide shelter for relocated residents in four severely quake-hit towns of Jishishan county. The affected residents moved to these houses with better facilities. (Xinhua/Zhang Rui)
Local residents install a stove in a prefabricated house at a temporary relocation site in Dahe village of Dahejia township, Jishishan county, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 29, 2023. By 15:00 p.m. of Dec. 29, a total of 15,812 prefabricated houses have been built to provide shelter for relocated residents in four severely quake-hit towns of Jishishan county. The affected residents moved to these houses with better facilities. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)
A resident carries food at a temporary relocation site in Gaoli village of Liuji township, Jishishan county, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 29, 2023. By 15:00 p.m. of Dec. 29, a total of 15,812 prefabricated houses have been built to provide shelter for relocated residents in four severely quake-hit towns of Jishishan county. The affected residents moved to these houses with better facilities. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)
Residents play Chinese chess at a temporary relocation site in Shiyuan village of Shiyuan township, Jishishan county, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 29, 2023. By 15:00 p.m. of Dec. 29, a total of 15,812 prefabricated houses have been built to provide shelter for relocated residents in four severely quake-hit towns of Jishishan county. The affected residents moved to these houses with better facilities. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)
A resident fetches water at a temporary relocation site in Gaoli village of Liuji township, Jishishan county, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 29, 2023. By 15:00 p.m. of Dec. 29, a total of 15,812 prefabricated houses have been built to provide shelter for relocated residents in four severely quake-hit towns of Jishishan county. The affected residents moved to these houses with better facilities. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)
A resident stokes a stove in a prefabricated house at a temporary relocation site in Gaoli village of Liuji township, Jishishan county, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 29, 2023. By 15:00 p.m. of Dec. 29, a total of 15,812 prefabricated houses have been built to provide shelter for relocated residents in four severely quake-hit towns of Jishishan county. The affected residents moved to these houses with better facilities. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)
Residents rest in a prefabricated house at a temporary relocation site in Dahe village of Dahejia township, Jishishan county, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 29, 2023. By 15:00 p.m. of Dec. 29, a total of 15,812 prefabricated houses have been built to provide shelter for relocated residents in four severely quake-hit towns of Jishishan county. The affected residents moved to these houses with better facilities. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)
Residents have meals in a prefabricated house at a temporary relocation site in Dahe village of Dahejia township, Jishishan county, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 29, 2023. By 15:00 p.m. of Dec. 29, a total of 15,812 prefabricated houses have been built to provide shelter for relocated residents in four severely quake-hit towns of Jishishan county. The affected residents moved to these houses with better facilities. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)
A resident washes clothes at a temporary relocation site in Shenjiaping village of Shiyuan township, Jishishan county, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 29, 2023. By 15:00 p.m. of Dec. 29, a total of 15,812 prefabricated houses have been built to provide shelter for relocated residents in four severely quake-hit towns of Jishishan county. The affected residents moved to these houses with better facilities. (Xinhua/Zhang Rui)
A resident cleans her room in a prefabricated house at a temporary relocation site in Shenjiaping village of Shiyuan township, Jishishan county, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 29, 2023. By 15:00 p.m. of Dec. 29, a total of 15,812 prefabricated houses have been built to provide shelter for relocated residents in four severely quake-hit towns of Jishishan county. The affected residents moved to these houses with better facilities. (Xinhua/Zhang Rui)
Children play at a temporary relocation site in Gaji village of Liugou township, Jishishan county, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 29, 2023. By 15:00 p.m. of Dec. 29, a total of 15,812 prefabricated houses have been built to provide shelter for relocated residents in four severely quake-hit towns of Jishishan county. The affected residents moved to these houses with better facilities. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)
A resident takes care of a child in a prefabricated house at a temporary relocation site in Gaoli village of Liuji township, Jishishan county, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 29, 2023. By 15:00 p.m. of Dec. 29, a total of 15,812 prefabricated houses have been built to provide shelter for relocated residents in four severely quake-hit towns of Jishishan county. The affected residents moved to these houses with better facilities. (Xinhua/Zhang Rui)
Students wait for meals at a temporary relocation site in Gaji village of Liugou township, Jishishan county, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 29, 2023. By 15:00 p.m. of Dec. 29, a total of 15,812 prefabricated houses have been built to provide shelter for relocated residents in four severely quake-hit towns of Jishishan county. The affected residents moved to these houses with better facilities. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)
Residents live at a temporary relocation site in Shenjiaping village of Shiyuan township, Jishishan county, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 29, 2023. By 15:00 p.m. of Dec. 29, a total of 15,812 prefabricated houses have been built to provide shelter for relocated residents in four severely quake-hit towns of Jishishan county. The affected residents moved to these houses with better facilities. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)
