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China Races to Give Refugees Housing, Work

by Rob Gifford, NPR
June 9, 2008

Nearly a month after an earthquake devastated southern China, the government is trying to build temporary housing for hundreds of thousands of people now living in tents. China is also trying to find work for the refugees, many of whose offices and workplaces collapsed in the earthquake.

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  • All Things Considered, June 9, 2008
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