Compensation brings relief
By Wang Zhenghua | China Daily | Updated: 2008-05-23 07:24
DUJIANGYAN, Sichuan: Song Juan received 29,000 yuan ($4,140) yesterday. She is among the first quake survivors to be paid compensation.
She lost her mother in the catastrophe, and spent 7,000 yuan for "a decent funeral". The resident of Xingfu village in Dujiangyan now plans to use part of the compensation to buy some clothes and cooking appliances.
The government began paying compensation to the quake survivors yesterday to enable them to perform the last rites of their relatives and buy the basic necessities.
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