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Article: Sichuan to get network of institutions for quake orphans
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- June 6, 2008
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Sichuan to get network of institutions for quake orphans
BEIJING, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Child welfare institutions will be
set up in each quake-hit city or prefecture in Sichuan Province to
shelter those orphaned by the disaster, according to the Ministry of
Civil Affairs (MCA).
The size of the institutions has yet to be decided, as the total
number of orphans isn't definitely known yet, Zhang Shifeng, a vice
director in charge of social welfare with the MCA, told reporters
Friday morning.
"As of May 20, about 4,700 children were counted as being left
alone in Sichuan Province's quake zone, but this is not the final
number," Zhang said. In some cases, parents or relatives had yet to
be ...