Landslide victims to get payment
By Wang Ru in Chongqing and Hu Yinan in Beijing | China Daily | Updated: 2009-06-09 07:48
Shao Li receives treatment at a hospital in Wulong, Chongqing, yesterday. Her right leg was broken in the landslide on Friday. Yang Shizhong |


Families of victims of the landslide that reportedly killed 35 people in the southwestern industrial hub of Chongqing will receive at least 200,000 yuan ($29,200), the standard compensation payment for fatalities from negligent accidents, local officials said.
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