More than 64 thousand dead were buried in the affected by the Earthquake of the Chinese province of Sichuan

The ashes of more than 64 thousand who died as a result of a destructive earthquake on May 12 in the Chinese province of Sichuan is devoted to the earth. This was announced by the representative of the provincial government Chen Kaf.

He emphasized that before the cremation of the deceased, all possible measures are taken to identify their relatives. The unidentified samples of DNA are taken so that they can be identified in the future.

The ashes of the dead are shrew up in the mass graves, later, as the official said, monuments will be erected at the burial site, Interfax reports.

The Ministry of Health of the PRC demanded to pay serious attention to the sanitary and epidemic situation in the districts affected by the elements, providing the population with everything necessary for personal hygiene. This is of particular importance due to the fact that meteorologists predict a sharp increase in temperature in Sichuan.

At the same time, the fight against rats, insects, which can be carriers of infectious diseases, are universally deployed.

In total, as of the afternoon of Tuesday, the number of victims of the earthquake has already exceeded 67 thousand people, more than 20 thousand are considered to be missing.

Some of the cities and villages will be transferred to new places

Recovery work after an earthquake in China has now entered a new stage. In this regard, the main headquarters is preparing to create a special team of experts who have to study the geological features of the injured areas and determine places for the construction of new settlements. A number of destroyed cities and villages will be transferred to new places. This is stated in the Sinhua agency, the report of the Main Staff to eliminate the consequences of the earthquake under the State Council of the PRC.

It is reported that the general plan for the restoration of the destroyed infrastructure will be prepared in the near future. The construction funds will come from both the state budget and from public funds created on the basis of donations.

As the vice-governor of the South-Western province of Sichuan Lee Chanyun previously stated, in order to rebuild all cities and villages, it will take at least three years.

According to official government data, 5.4 million houses were completely destroyed in this most very affected by the province’s earthquake, and about the same amounts were seriously injured and require major repairs.

In this area, the system of railway and automobile communication, power supply and pipeline is also violated. The total amount of damage is still being specified, ITAR-TASS reports.