Reconstruction in Tibet´s quake-hit Damxung County to start

Source: Xinhua | 04-21-2009 11:02

BEIJING, April 21 (Xinhuanet) -- Post-quake reconstruction in Tibet's Damxung County will start before May depending on weather conditions, in a bid to ensure project quality, according to a leading official.

Two children play near the timber for house building at  the quake-hit area of Yangyi Village, Geda Town, Damxung  County of Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet  Autonomous Region, on April 20, 2009. (Xinhua Photo)

A 6.6-magnitude earthquake jolted Damxung County on October 6, 2008, with Yangyi Village hit the hardest. Since all the houses and barns of the 151 households were flatterned, villagers could only live in tents provided by the government.