Left-behind Family Members More Vulnerable After Natural Disasters

Qiu Xianghai (R), 84, and his wife Lai Guixiang, 82, prepare for cooking in Hongxing Village of Jiaoling County, Meizhou City, South China's Guangdong Province, May 23, 2013. The couple has a son suffering from mental diseases and a daughter who lives far away from their house, leaving them self-dependent after the rainstorm hitting Guangdong Province on May 18. With the youth attending school or working outside their hometowns, the left-behind family members are becoming even more vulnerable after natural disasters. [Xinhua]