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Beijing to build more emergency shelters ahead of Games
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-10-24 10:56
Ensuring a safe Olympic Games is Beijing's priority in its plan to build over 100 more emergency shelters by 2010, the Beijing Daily reported Monday.
The Chinese capital will build emergency shelters near the Olympic Games venues and the central business district before 2008, according to the city's emergency response and disaster relief plan for the next five years.
Beijing has built 28 emergency shelters in school playgrounds, parks, city squares and stadiums over the last few years.
Provided with drinking water, electricity and other facilities, each of them can accommodate between 60,000 to 100,000 people during an earthquake or other emergency.
With 20 to 30 emergency shelters to be built each year for the next few years, by 2010 Beijing will be able to shelter all of its citizens in the event of a disaster, according to the plan.
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