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China vows to complete Zhouqu reconstruction by 2012

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-11-10 22:50

LANZHOU - China plans to complete the reconstruction of mudslide-devastated Zhouqu county in Northwest China's Gansu province before the end of 2012.

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Houses will be rebuilt and infrastructure will be restored in both urban and rural areas of the county before the end of 2012, the State Council, China's cabinet, said Wednesday on the central government's official web portal, www.gov.cn.

A massive rain-triggered mudslide slammed Zhouqu on Aug 8, leaving 1,501 dead and 264 missing.

The plan estimates reconstruction costs at 5 billion yuan ($750 million).

The central government will mostly finance the reconstruction but donations, bank loans and other resources will also be needed, the plan said.