All bodies have been recovered and rescue work concluded yesterday after a flood claimed 109 lives in Shalan Town in Ning'an City, Heilongjiang Province.
The final three bodies were found as of yesterday. Of those killed, 105 were primary school students while the other four were villagers.
The flood occurred on June 10 and 352 pupils and 31 teachers were at school on low ground. It was quickly submerged by a flash flood.
The disaster aroused wide concern across the nation. The governor of Heilongjiang, in the northeast, has asked the central government to give him an administrative penalty since his subordinates failed to perform their duties properly.
Many survivors were afraid to return to school. They resumed classes at a middle school about 2 kilometers from the devastated site last week.
The Shalan government has extended both medical and psychological help to the children and families affected by the flood.
 "The teachers play games with us these days and tell us stories about how to love and help each other all the time," said Zhang Yonghui, a fourth grader student at the school. "I am not as afraid as before."
But the horrible memories still lingered in the minds of many children.
"I miss my classmates who were killed in the disaster," said another student who declined to give his name. "It was heart-breaking to watch them die before our own eyes while we could do nothing."
The town's government plans to build a new school in a safer location, as well as a new residential area for homeless flood victims.
Many victims have been sheltered in makeshift centers and tents. The new residential area will be built on higher ground in the north of town. According to the Shalan government, the area is about 32 meters higher than the town's average.
Every flat will be 80 square meters. The first phase of the project will relocate more than 100 disaster-hit families, according to the Shalan government.
The day following the disaster was the traditional Dragon Boat Festival. But the community was in no mood to celebrate this year.
"We did not celebrate because of the disaster," a student said. "We children renamed it the 'Running for Your Life Festival."'