Sichuan Province, which has been undergoing reconstruction since the devastating earthquake last year, was hit by the downpour lasted from last Tuesday to Friday.

The level of pollution forced three treatment plants in Chengdu that get water from Minjiang River to shut down on Friday afternoon.

It meant supplies were cut to most in the east and west of the city, and only restored around 9 a.m.Sunday, a worker of the Chengdu Waterworks Company, was quoted as saying by Monday’s China Daily.

More than 20 trucks were sent by the firm to collect water from other plants to supply residents.

The upper reaches of Minjiang River are vulnerable to geological disasters, said Fan Xiao, an engineer at Sichuan Geology and Mineral Resource and Exploitation Bureau.

Local authorities are now drawing up new emergency water shortage plans, which will include a measure to take water from Beisha River in Dujiangyan.

Beichuan county, one of the areas worst-hit by the May 12 quake last year, also suffered flooding and mudslides from the storm.

More than 43,600 people from 50 villages were affected, costing the authorities an estimated 100 million yuan (14.6 million U.S. dollars).

Some of the buildings in the zone now regarded as a “Beichuan earthquake relic” and the newly built road to Tangjiashan “quake lake” were also destroyed by the landslides.

Source:Xinhua

Rain pours new misery on areas in SW China – People’s Daily Online.

Even after nine months of international aid and assistance there is much to be done. Residents of Sichuan still live in tent cities, share a bathroom with up to 100 other families, lack any viable heat in their homes, have no running water in the current shelters and no cooking facilities…

(Four People per unit share current shelters. DSR plans to build Permanent dwellings for children and families)

(The tents above seen along the river are still serving as dwellings for many of the millions displaced by the earthquake)

Donations may be made using the Chipin connection to the right of this post and inquiries concerning sponsorship of an entire home or dormitory may be made by filling out the form below:

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Though progress is being made there are still between 5-7 million people homeless in Sichuan, China and other earthquake affected areas. Below are photos taken over the past year.
虽然重建工程正在进行，但是仍然有5-7百万中国四川和其他受地震影响地区的人民无家可归。以下为去年的照片。

Disaster relief shelters intends to build as many homes as possible for children and elderly residents affected by the devastation.
救灾避难基金会试图为受灾难影响的儿童和老人建造尽可能多的家园。

Disaster Relief Shelters Foundation a registered charity in the US. In short: After visiting China during the relocation of families during the Three Rivers Gorge Dam project I witnessed elderly people dying early or slipping into deep depression after being displaced from their ancestral homes. Many elderly and young survivors of the quake are still in dire need of running water, toilet facilities, cooling areas and quake-proof homes.
救灾避难基金会试图为受灾难影响的儿童和老人建造尽可能多的家园。

I started this foundation to give those who will not be properly assisted by rebuilding efforts. Our first modest goal on the anniversary of the catastrophe is to raise enough money to build 12 homes.
我创办此基金会，为不能很好被帮助的人们提供重建设施。在汶川地震一周年之际，我们的第一个适当目标是集中足够的资金，建造12个家园。

I value and deeply appreciate your support of this life-saving work.
我很重视和深切感谢您对这一拯救生命工作的支持。

Roland Catellier

Founder, Disaster Relief Shelter Foundation, Inc
New Port Richey, Florida, USA

Organizational Goals:

企业目标

Earthquake Relief in the form of housing for those unable to rebuild a home without support or assistance

为需要支持与帮助才能重建家园的地震灾民提供住房