China Declares Day of Mourning for Quake Victims
China has set Wednesday as a national day of mourning, a week after a powerful earthquake killed more than 2,000 people in a Tibetan region of the country's northwest.
China's State Council, or Cabinet, said Tuesday all flags in China and in embassies and consulates around the world would be flown at half-staff to mark the 6.9 magnitude quake that hit the remote Yushu prefecture.
The death toll from the April 14 quake rose to 2,064 with 175 people still missing. The quake also injured more than 12,000 people and left tens of thousands homeless.
Relief supplies continue to arrive in the high-altitude, ethnic Tibetan area known as "the roof of the world."
Emergency workers rescued three people Monday, including a 68-year-old woman and a four-year-old girl pulled from under the rubble of a collapsed building in the town of Jiegu.
Tibetan monks continue to take a lead role in the relief effort, helping to clear debris and distribute food.
Chinese President Hu Jintao visited Yushu in Qinghai Province Sunday to inspect the recovery efforts. The president said the Chinese government is doing everything it can to help the people of the remote, ethnic Tibetan region.
Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, has appealed to the Chinese government to allow him to visit the quake site, but Beijing has not responded
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China's State Council, or Cabinet, said Tuesday all flags in China and in embassies and consulates around the world would be flown at half-staff to mark the 6.9 magnitude quake that hit the remote Yushu prefecture.
The death toll from the April 14 quake rose to 2,064 with 175 people still missing. The quake also injured more than 12,000 people and left tens of thousands homeless.
Relief supplies continue to arrive in the high-altitude, ethnic Tibetan area known as "the roof of the world."
Emergency workers rescued three people Monday, including a 68-year-old woman and a four-year-old girl pulled from under the rubble of a collapsed building in the town of Jiegu.
Tibetan monks continue to take a lead role in the relief effort, helping to clear debris and distribute food.
Chinese President Hu Jintao visited Yushu in Qinghai Province Sunday to inspect the recovery efforts. The president said the Chinese government is doing everything it can to help the people of the remote, ethnic Tibetan region.
Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, has appealed to the Chinese government to allow him to visit the quake site, but Beijing has not responded
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