GLOBALink | China builds prefabricated houses for quake-hit residents

CHENGDU, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- China's quake-hit Luding County has started building prefabricated houses for the affected.

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake on Sept. 5 killed more than 90 people and 25 remained missing.

In Moxi Township, the quake's epicenter, some 170 houses covering an area of 9,000 square meters are under construction. They're expected to provide shelters for about 300 people.

Bathrooms with 24-hour hot water supply, laundries, kitchens, supermarkets and medical stations will also be set up.

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