Breaking News – After blizzard devastation, Laiyang of Hunan Province hit by a man-made disaster!
Although the whiteout has passed, after-effects of the snowstorm have created difficulties to the reconstruction work that is being carried out. In the last ten days the water and electricity supply were resumed. Yet, two days ago, Laiyang was once again caught in large-scale blackouts, and the water supply was severed.
Wei Min, Mainland victim of the disaster said: “After the snowstorm, logistics in Laiyang have been restored and the electricity and coal supply have been secured. But the temporarily built fragile power grid again caved in. Blackout in Laiyang has been going on for three days. It seemed that Laiyang’s vulnerable power supply system not only failed to sustain in sleet and snowstorm attacks, but also faces arduous reconstruction of the power grid.”
He said, “Misfortunes never come alone. On the upstream of Lai River, a car carrying poisonous benzene had overturned into the river, causing pollution to the water resources in Lai River. Till now, the water supply of Laiyang River has been interrupted for two days, which once again caused great difficulties in life to the residents. Natural calamity and man-made disasters made 2008 a year of catastrophe.”
Speaking of the local commodity price, he said: “Although the prices dropped somewhat, they are still much higher than expected, such as, the average price of rice before the New Year was 0.80 yuan per kilogram, during the snowstorm it reached 1.2 yuan. After the price drop, it is 0.95 yuan; capsicum used to be 90 cents per kilogram, and it rose to four yuan. Before the disaster, Garlic was 3.30 yuan per kilogram and now it is six yuan. He said emotionally, “For China, the Year of 2008 has been a disastrous year with people living in miseries amidst soaring prices”.
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