In order to broaden the river channel to speed up flood discharge, soldiers settled explosion twice to eliminate giant barriers in the river in flood-hit Yingxiu Township of Wenchuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province on Tuesday.
Students Begin New Semester in Mudslide-leveled Zhouqu Primary and middle school students in mudslide-battered Zhouqu County in northwest China's Gansu Province began their new semester Wednesday after the disaster claimed 1,447 lives on Aug. 8.
Getting Life Back to Normal Life Priority for Zhouqu Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao remarked over the weekend that the Zhouqu relief effort had shifted focus from rescue work to helping survivors get their lives back in order.