Post-disaster recovery efforts in full swing in Sichuan's flood-hit areas

CHENGDU -- Power supply to 5,399 households in the flood-hit areas of Southwest China's Sichuan province has been fully restored as of 8 a.m. Tuesday, according to the State Grid Sichuan Electric Power Company.

Seven 10kV lines in Sichuan's Hanyuan county have been repaired as part of post-disaster reconstruction work. For safety reasons, electricity cannot be temporarily restored to 487 households, and these residents have been relocated to emergency shelters, where they are provided with all basic necessities.

A total of 248 emergency repair personnel, 75 repair vehicles, and six emergency power supply vehicles have been deployed to support disaster relief and power restoration efforts in Hanyuan.

The rain-triggered flash flood on July 20 has left 14 people dead and 25 others still missing as of Monday afternoon.