People in southeast China's Fujian
Province have started their reconstruction work orderly after
the conclusion of awesome Typhoon Longwang, which has claimed 15
lives and left 11 missing.
Longwang, which landed in Fujian Sunday night and swept over the
province for ten hours, destroyed 5,500 houses, affected the normal
life of 3.71 million people, forced 186 highways in the province to
close and 2,125 enterprises to stop production.
In an effort to speed up the reconstruction work, the local
government held emergent meetings and sent special working teams to
different places to provide disaster relief.
So far almost all the telecommunication cables and stations
damaged by Typhoon Longwang have been restored thanks to timely
repair work by local departments. Most of the scenic spots, roads
and railways in the province have reopened.
By Thursday over 200,000 people had been evacuated to safe
places and the public traffic in Fuzhou, capital of the province,
has become normal.
Walls of almost 50 schools in Fuzhou collapsed during the
disaster, and local educational department organized rescue work
timely to ensure the safety of faculty and students.
(Xinhua News Agency October 7, 2005)