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Article: One Year after Cyclone Nargis and Sichuan Earthquake, Habitat for Humanity Rebuilding Projects are Well Underway in Myanmar and China.
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- JCN Newswires
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- May 7, 2009
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Bangkok, May 7, 2009 - (ACN Newswire) - One year after Cyclone Nargis ripped through the Ayeyarwady delta in southwestern Myanmar and a huge earthquake devastated southwestern China, Habitat for Humanity is helping families and communities to rebuild their homes and lives.
More than 430houses have been built in five poor, remote villages in Myanmar with a further 870 houses set to be built in 13 other villages.
In Sichuan, construction is underway on more than half of 800 scheduled new homes and other facilities planned for families in rural areas, and volunteer builders have started arriving to lend a hand.
"This double anniversary is an ...