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Quake kills 400; destroys homes on Tibet plateau
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People stand under the Chinese national flag at half mast on Beijing's Tiananmen Square April 21, 2010 shortly after three minutes silence to mark the National Day of Mourning. China is holding a day of mourning for victims of the magnitude 6.9 quake that shook a remote, mountainous corner of Qinghai province last Wednesday, with the official death toll now reaching 2,064, with 175 people still missing, according to Xinhua news agency.
Floor traders attend one minute mourning for the victims of an earthquake in Yushu county of northwest Chinas Qinghai province, at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in Hong Kong Wednesday, April 21, 2010. Bowing their heads in silent tribute, thousands of officials, soldiers and civilians gathered Wednesday in ceremonies across China to mourn the victims killed in a devastating quake that hit one week ago in a remote Tibetan region.
In this photo provided by China's Xinhua News Agency, rescuers stand on ruins as they mourn for the victims of last week's earthquake, in Gyegu Town of the quake-hit Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Yushu, northwest China's Qinghai Province Wednesday, April 21, 2010.
Staff arrange memorial venue site to mourn the victims of a strong earthquake in Yushu, at Xinning Square on April 20, 2010 in Xining, Qinghai province of China. To mourn the victims of a strong earthquake in northwest China's Qinghai Province, national flags will fly at half-mast in the country and its embassies and consulates overseas on Wednesday, according to the State Council.
A civilian truck containing relief goods slides out of control on the road linking to Jiegu, Yushu county, in China's northwestern province of Qinghai on April 20, 2010.
A tibetan monk (L) walks by a truck convoy transporting relief goods along the road in Jiegu, Yushu county, in China's northwestern province of Qinghai on April 20, 2010.
Airport staff stand in silence to mourn the earthquake victims at the Xining airport, in China's northwestern province of Qinghai on April 21, 2010. The front pages of Chinese newspapers were bathed in black and the nation's flag lowered to half-mast around the country as China began a day of mourning for its quake victims. Flags were also to be lowered at Chinese embassies and consulates worldwide as the government remembered victims of the 6.9 magnitude earthquake in northwestern China a week ago that left at least 2,064 people dead.
Chinese President Hu Jintao, center, speaks to soldiers of the Chinese People's Liberation Army and police officers carrying out relief work at Zhaxike Village of Gyegu Town in quake-hit Yushu County, northwest China's Qinghai Province, on Sunday, April 18,2010.
In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Hu Jintao, front right, gives a hug to injured student Zhoema of Tibetan ethnic group during his visit to those injured in the quake receiving treatment at a stadium in the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Yushu, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Sunday, April 18, 2010. Hu arrived in Yushu Sunday morning to direct relief work.
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BEIJING: China on Wednesday started a day of mourning for the victims of last week's earthquake, with flags to be flown at half-mast across the country and public entertainment suspended.
A week after the quake on the Tibetan Plateau, the death toll stands at 2,064, with 175 others missing, according to state media.
Another 12,000 people have been injured and tens of thousands left homeless by the 6.9-magnitude quake which struck a remote corner of Qinghai province.
The government declared Wednesday a national day of mourning and ordered that all public entertainment activities be suspended for the day.
News organisations also ran black banners on their websites. "China mourns quake victims" Xinhua said, while the China Daily website banner read "Sharing sorrow, moving forward."
A television charity show broadcast nationwide Tuesday evening raised 2.175 billion yuan (320 million dollars) to help quake victims, state media reported.
The relief effort in the rugged region however has been hampered by bad weather and altitude sickness which has hit many of the rescuers unused to the elevation of around 4,000 metres.
Rescuers have continued to sift through rubble in the town of Jiegu, the disaster zone's main population centre, as snow fell in some parts of the region, slowing traffic and delivery of relief supplies, press reports said.
Ma Yuancang, deputy head of Qinghai's meteorological bureau, said ice had formed on the surface of some roads in the area, making it dangerous for vehicles to drive, Xinhua reported.
The snow and plummeting temperatures added to the difficulties of devastated survivors camping outside after thousands of their mudbrick-and-wood homes collapsed.
"We estimate that in the next few days, the rain, snow and low temperatures will harm relief work and (those working in) transport, medicine and health should strengthen their guard," the National Meteorological Centre said.
Temperatures could sink to as low as minus four degrees Celsius (25 degrees Fahrenheit), the centre said.
More than 12,700 soldiers and paramilitary police were now taking part in rescue work, PLA Major General Wang Zhenguo told reporters in Beijing on Tuesday.
Tibetan Buddhist monks in maroon and saffron robes were also involved in the rescue effort amid hopes of finding more survivors after three miracle rescues.
Two Tibetan women and a four-year-old girl were pulled out of the rubble on Monday, more than five days after the quake. State television said on Tuesday workers had found signs of life in the ruins, but no rescue had yet been reported. - AFP/de
A week after the quake on the Tibetan Plateau, the death toll stands at 2,064, with 175 others missing, according to state media.
Another 12,000 people have been injured and tens of thousands left homeless by the 6.9-magnitude quake which struck a remote corner of Qinghai province.
The government declared Wednesday a national day of mourning and ordered that all public entertainment activities be suspended for the day.
News organisations also ran black banners on their websites. "China mourns quake victims" Xinhua said, while the China Daily website banner read "Sharing sorrow, moving forward."
A television charity show broadcast nationwide Tuesday evening raised 2.175 billion yuan (320 million dollars) to help quake victims, state media reported.
The relief effort in the rugged region however has been hampered by bad weather and altitude sickness which has hit many of the rescuers unused to the elevation of around 4,000 metres.
Rescuers have continued to sift through rubble in the town of Jiegu, the disaster zone's main population centre, as snow fell in some parts of the region, slowing traffic and delivery of relief supplies, press reports said.
Ma Yuancang, deputy head of Qinghai's meteorological bureau, said ice had formed on the surface of some roads in the area, making it dangerous for vehicles to drive, Xinhua reported.
The snow and plummeting temperatures added to the difficulties of devastated survivors camping outside after thousands of their mudbrick-and-wood homes collapsed.
"We estimate that in the next few days, the rain, snow and low temperatures will harm relief work and (those working in) transport, medicine and health should strengthen their guard," the National Meteorological Centre said.
Temperatures could sink to as low as minus four degrees Celsius (25 degrees Fahrenheit), the centre said.
More than 12,700 soldiers and paramilitary police were now taking part in rescue work, PLA Major General Wang Zhenguo told reporters in Beijing on Tuesday.
Tibetan Buddhist monks in maroon and saffron robes were also involved in the rescue effort amid hopes of finding more survivors after three miracle rescues.
Two Tibetan women and a four-year-old girl were pulled out of the rubble on Monday, more than five days after the quake. State television said on Tuesday workers had found signs of life in the ruins, but no rescue had yet been reported. - AFP/de
GYEGU, Qinghai, April 21 (Xinhua) -- At least 1,000 people gathered in front of the town hall in Gyegu Wednesday morning to mourn those who were killed in last week's devastating earthquake.
The mourners, representing all the different ethnic groups in the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Yushu, in northwest China's Qinghai Province, wore white paper flowers, a traditional symbol of mourning in China, and stood in silent tribute at 10 a.m..
The national flag in the square was lowered to half-mast and the national anthem played.
Even the rescuers, still working all-out to search for 175 people still missing, stopped for three minutes to mourn.
A dark banner hung at the square in front of the town hall, with white Chinese characters reading "In memory of our compatriots killed in Yushu earthquake."
The 7.1-magnitude quake shook the largely Tibetan community at 7:49 a.m. last Wednesday. As of Tuesday, 2,064 people were confirmed dead and 12,135 were injured.
Eight hundred kilometers from Yushu, thousands of residents in Qinghai's provincial capital Xining gathered in a downtown square to mourn the dead. They stood in silent tribute, with wreaths, white flowers and hearing the sad moaning of vehicle horns.
The national flag was lowered to half-mast at Tian'anmen Square in the heart of Beijing following the daily flag raising ceremony at daybreak, and crowds of people mourned the dead in Yushu and expressed their silent blessings for the survivors.
"It reminds me of the Wenchuan quake in 2008," said Beijing resident Wang Dan. "Again the Chinese nation is united to overcome all hardships."
Top Chinese leaders, including President Hu Jintao and all the other eight members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, also paid a silent tribute in Beijing to the quake victims.
The mourners, representing all the different ethnic groups in the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Yushu, in northwest China's Qinghai Province, wore white paper flowers, a traditional symbol of mourning in China, and stood in silent tribute at 10 a.m..
The national flag in the square was lowered to half-mast and the national anthem played.
Even the rescuers, still working all-out to search for 175 people still missing, stopped for three minutes to mourn.
A dark banner hung at the square in front of the town hall, with white Chinese characters reading "In memory of our compatriots killed in Yushu earthquake."
The 7.1-magnitude quake shook the largely Tibetan community at 7:49 a.m. last Wednesday. As of Tuesday, 2,064 people were confirmed dead and 12,135 were injured.
Eight hundred kilometers from Yushu, thousands of residents in Qinghai's provincial capital Xining gathered in a downtown square to mourn the dead. They stood in silent tribute, with wreaths, white flowers and hearing the sad moaning of vehicle horns.
The national flag was lowered to half-mast at Tian'anmen Square in the heart of Beijing following the daily flag raising ceremony at daybreak, and crowds of people mourned the dead in Yushu and expressed their silent blessings for the survivors.
"It reminds me of the Wenchuan quake in 2008," said Beijing resident Wang Dan. "Again the Chinese nation is united to overcome all hardships."
Top Chinese leaders, including President Hu Jintao and all the other eight members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, also paid a silent tribute in Beijing to the quake victims.
Rescue workers and residents gather on a square to commemorate those killed in a quake in Jiegu town in Yushu county of in northwest China's Qinghai Province on Wednesday, April 21, 2010. Bowing their heads in silent tribute, thousands of officials, soldiers and civilians gathered Wednesday in ceremonies across China to mourn the victims killed in a devastating quake that hit one week ago in a remote Tibetan region. (AP Photo)
Soldiers, policemen, doctors and rescuers mourn on the debris of collapsed buildings while the Chinese national flag is flown at half-mast in the earthquake-hit Gyegu town of Yushu County, April 21, 2010. Horns and sirens sounded and crowds bowed their heads in mourning on Wednesday in the western Chinese province where an earthquake a week ago devastated the heavily Tibetan county of Yushu.
A man reads reports about Yushu earthquake as he mourns victims at the Tiananmen Square on April 21, 2010 in Beijing, China.
Medias surround a woman from Qinghai who came to mourn victims in the Yushu earthquake at the Tiananmen Square on April 21, 2010 in Beijing, China.
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