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This aerial photo taken on July 28, 2017 shows the new look of Longtoushan Township in Ludian County, southwest China's Yunnan Province. On Aug. 3, 2014, a 6.5-magnitude earthquake jolted Ludian County, killing more than 600 people and destroying about 80,000 homes. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

KUNMING, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- Southwest China's Yunnan Province is about to wrap up reconstruction in Ludian county, the epicenter of the deadly Aug. 3, 2014 earthquake, the authority said Thursday.

According to the county committee of the Communist Party of China, of the total 489 reconstruction projects, 457 have been completed, and the remaining 32 will be finished by the month end or not long after.

The total investment budget for the projects was 7.63 billion yuan (1.13 billion U.S. dollars).

House reconstruction for county residents had already been completed in early 2016.

With schools, hospitals, office buildings and other infrastructure being built and put into use, the living conditions now exceed levels before the quake.

China unveiled a three-year plan in November 2014 to rebuild houses, public utilities, infrastructure and industry. Both central and provincial governments provided financial support.

The Magnitude 6.5 quake killed 617 people, with 112 still missing, and destroyed or damaged over 90,000 homes.