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A pupil reads a book at his temporary school building in earthquake-hit Yunan, Sichuan province
02 Apr 2009
Source: Reuters
 
A pupil reads a book at his temporary school building in earthquake-hit Yunan, Sichuan province, April 2, 2009. The Chinese government will spend an extra 8 billion yuan ($1.17 billion) this year on making schools in earthquake-prone areas safer, state media said on Thursday. REUTERS/Aly Song (CHINA DISASTER EDUCATION)
REUTERS/Aly Song


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A Sichuan earthquake survivor looks out from a temporary house in Yongxing town of Mianyang, Sichuan Province, May 8, 2009. China will mark the one-year anniversary of the Sichuan earthquake on ...




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