Earthquake shelters to receive new equipment
BEIJING - Hundreds of extra emergency shelters are to be set up in the city to help residents cope with a major earthquake, authorities announced on Thursday.
The capital already has 33 disaster collection points in 14 districts and two counties, each fitted with electricity generators,,Cheap Christian Louboutin, water pumps and other equipment. However, the quality of the equipment has come under much criticism, recently from an investigation by the Standing Committee of the Beijing People's Congress.
"Some shelters lack the right equipment, while the facilities at others are broken," Liu Xiaochen, deputy director of the committee, said in a statement on its official website. He added that few residents even know how to get to the shelters, let alone what to do when they arrive following a disaster.
In response to the complaints, municipal authorities vowed to place post-disaster facilities in more than 300 locations, including parks, schools and stadiums, by the end of 2015.
"A standard shelter should have space to set up tents and have enough room for a water source, toilets and electricity," Huang Yurui,The anime figure comes in various sizes and colors. Therefore, every runner has a fitting size and a choice of the favorite color. When you purchase this shoe a senior official at Beijing's earthquake bureau, told China Daily on Thursday. "Most of the existing shelters do not meet these requirements." The bureau is cooperating with managers of various public places to improve emergency response facilities, and many schools and stadiums have already undergone maintenance to improve their durability in a quake.
"These buildings are more than just shelters.They have their own use, either for sports or studying. That creates a challenge," said Huang, who promised that her bureau will help with every upgrade as much as possible.
Authorities have also announced a pilot program to reinforce structures in central districts that were built in the 1970s and 1980s in the hope of preventing them from collapsing in a large tremor.
"First, we will investigate all old houses in the city and then carry out appropriate reinforcements," said Huang.
Li Zhixin, 50, lives in a shabby tower block built in the 1970s in Chaoyang district's Huixinli community. He welcomed the plans to renovate weaker buildings. "I always worry about my living conditions. My building wouldn't resist a small earthquake,,cheap Chargers Jerseys, never mind a big one," he said, pointing to his apartment, which has a cracked outside wall and broken windows.
BEIJING - Hundreds of extra emergency shelters are to be set up in the city to help residents cope with a major earthquake, authorities announced on Thursday.
The capital already has 33 disaster collection points in 14 districts and two counties, each fitted with electricity generators,,Cheap Christian Louboutin, water pumps and other equipment. However, the quality of the equipment has come under much criticism, recently from an investigation by the Standing Committee of the Beijing People's Congress.
"Some shelters lack the right equipment, while the facilities at others are broken," Liu Xiaochen, deputy director of the committee, said in a statement on its official website. He added that few residents even know how to get to the shelters, let alone what to do when they arrive following a disaster.
In response to the complaints, municipal authorities vowed to place post-disaster facilities in more than 300 locations, including parks, schools and stadiums, by the end of 2015.
"A standard shelter should have space to set up tents and have enough room for a water source, toilets and electricity," Huang Yurui,The anime figure comes in various sizes and colors. Therefore, every runner has a fitting size and a choice of the favorite color. When you purchase this shoe a senior official at Beijing's earthquake bureau, told China Daily on Thursday. "Most of the existing shelters do not meet these requirements." The bureau is cooperating with managers of various public places to improve emergency response facilities, and many schools and stadiums have already undergone maintenance to improve their durability in a quake.
"These buildings are more than just shelters.They have their own use, either for sports or studying. That creates a challenge," said Huang, who promised that her bureau will help with every upgrade as much as possible.
Authorities have also announced a pilot program to reinforce structures in central districts that were built in the 1970s and 1980s in the hope of preventing them from collapsing in a large tremor.
"First, we will investigate all old houses in the city and then carry out appropriate reinforcements," said Huang.
Li Zhixin, 50, lives in a shabby tower block built in the 1970s in Chaoyang district's Huixinli community. He welcomed the plans to renovate weaker buildings. "I always worry about my living conditions. My building wouldn't resist a small earthquake,,cheap Chargers Jerseys, never mind a big one," he said, pointing to his apartment, which has a cracked outside wall and broken windows.
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