Houses to be demolished

cctv.com 11-30-2005 08:58

In East China's Jiangxi Province, hundreds of thousands of people have been left homeless following last week's devastating earthquake. Many homes were destroyed during the earthquake, and the ones left standing might not be safe either.

Liu Jingui, local vikkager, said, "I can't stay inside my house anymore. The cracks on the wall look horrible."

Wang Zimo, GM, Nanchang No.1 Construction Company, said, "These houses are very dangerous. They were not strong enough even before the quake occurred. We have marked hundreds of houses like these. They have to be dismantled, otherwise they could become new killers."

Guo Endong, Emergency Rescue Team, CSB, said, "We have checked hundreds of buildings in the area. Some buildings look fine from their appearance but they have had structural damage."

Editor:Chen Zhuo  Source:CCTV.com