Executive vice governor Wei Hong confirmed on November 21, 2008 that more than 90,000 people in total were dead or missing in the earthquake. He stated that 200,000 homes had been rebuilt, and 685,000 were under reconstruction, but 1.94 million households were still without permanent shelter. 1,300 schools had been reconstructed, with initial relocation of 25 townships, including Beichuan and Wenchuan, two of the most devastated areas. The government spent $441 billion on relief and reconstruction efforts. COUNT 9
QSN1 Who was the executive vice governor? ANS1 Wei Hong QSN2 How many homes were rebuilt? ANS2 200,000 QSN3 How many homes were left without permanent shelter? ANS3 1.94 million QSN4 How many schools were reconstructed? ANS4 1,300 QSN5 Who spoke about the dead and missing people on November 21, 2008? ANS5 Wei Hong QSN6 How many people did Wei Hong say were dead or missing? ANS6 90,000 QSN7 How many homes had been rebuilt? ANS7 200,000 QSN8 How many houses were still under construction? ANS8 685,000 QSN9 How many families were still without permanent homes? ANS9 1.94 million