The shantytown residents have to put planks and used quilts against their doors when it rains heavily, otherwise the rainwater might rush into their below-street-level rooms. [photo by Zhang Lulu/China.org.cn]
Beijing will spend 500 billion yuan (US$81 billion) over the next five years to transform 527 shantytowns in its downtown area, the city’s housing department said in a press release.
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