(Agencies)
Updated: 2008-05-31 09:36

A mobile medical center on the back of a tractor-trailer rig offered free eye exams. About 50 people -- mostly senior citizens and children -- lined up for the checkups.

A survivor of the earthquake walks past newly constructed temporary housing in the earthquake-hit area of Dujiangyuan, Sichuan province, May 27, 2008. [Agencies]

"I've never had my eyes checked before. Even before the quake. This is the first time," said Yu Xiaoling, a 54-year-old farmer who lost her home in the quake.

But some residents were longing for the comforts of home.

"Life is really good here, but we don't have a TV. The things I miss most, though, are my stuffed animals. I lost them when our home collapsed," said Fang Ming, a 10-year-old girl standing outside her tent peeling an orange with the sharp edge of a chopstick.

Survivors of the quake line up to go to the washroom as they walk past newly constructed temporary housing in the earthquake-hit area of Dujiangyuan, Sichuan Province May 27, 2008. [Agencies]

Repair and recovery work continued, including pulling down damaged buildings. Troops have also been spraying disinfectant on the rubble and in survivor camps.

China Red Cross deputy director Jiang Yiman promised monthly audits of its relief operations, seeking to address concerns that some of the billions of dollars donated to help quake victims could be siphoned off by corruption.

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