Reconstruction, settlement of claims set to begin in Taiwan

With search and rescue operations now over, reconstruction work and the settlement of claims will now dominate the aftermath. Tainan authorities have said that between six and ten thousand New Taiwan Dollars will be paid to those who have been affected by the earthquake.

Families of the dead and those of the severely injured will get a two million New Taiwan Dollar allowance. They also said they will settle with the 109 households who lost their homes in the earthquake. They are currently being accommodated in hotels, but the city administrator said it's just a temporary arrangement.

However, many of those affacted have expressed their worry about the future.