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The lives of 45.6 million people were affected when a devastating 8.0 magnitude earthquake rocked southwestern China on May 12, 2008. More than 69,000 people lost their lives and 18,000 remain missing.

World Vision’s office, close to the epicentre in Sichuan, immediately deployed assessment teams and began distributing urgently needed food, medicines, quilts and residential tents.

World Vision is assisting with the long term recovery needs of children and their families by building schools, dormitories, health clinics and permanent homes.

Watch: China Quake One Year On
Shelters, schools and supplies - see how quake survivors are rebuilding their lives.

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One year after the Sichuan earthquake, World Vision is rebuilding Xiao Hua’s school. Xiao Hua, affected by cerebral palsy, loves her new back to school kit and has astounded her family and teachers with her progress in school.

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World Vision is taking part in one of the most staggering house building projects ever undertaken as part of its aid response to last May’s China’s Wenchuan earthquake.

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Video: China quake one year on

Shelters, schools and supplies - see how quake survivors are rebuilding their lives.

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Permanent homes brings warmth and hope in winter

Six months on from China’s devastating Sichuan earthquake communities are beginning to recover from the disaster, which killed more than 69,000 people, left 18,000 missing, injured over one third of a million people and made almost five million homeless.

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