SHANGHAI: Relatives of the 36 people killed in a New Year’s Eve crush in Shanghai criticised official compensation plans on Thursday, as a newspaper called for greater accountability by the Chinese city’s government.
Authorities in Huangpu district, which includes the historic waterfront Bund area where the accident took place, said late Wednesday that each family would receive 800,000 yuan ($131,000).
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