Temporary shelters house deluge victims

Downpours lead local governments to relocate affected families to centers

By noon on Tuesday, the gymnasium of Pinggu Sports Center in Beijing's flood-hit Pinggu district was filled with the sounds of three playing children while their mother, Du Yun, sat on a bed watching them.

The family is among a number of people relocated to the center as arranged by the local government.

"I have three children — one is 8 months old, another 2 years old and the third is 3," said Du. "The shelter converted the fitness room into a mother-and-infant room. I brought formula and diapers, and we were relocated within an hour. The children's father, grandmother and grandfather came with us.