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Monday, May 19, 2008 China Comes to Standstill to Mourn Quake Dead
By VOA News 19 May 2008
People offer three minutes of silence for Sichuan earthquake victims in Shanghai, China, 19 May 2008 People offer three minutes of silence for Sichuan earthquake victims in Shanghai, China, 19 May 2008 China came to a standstill for three minutes Monday as the public mourned the tens of thousands of victims of last Monday's powerful earthquake.
Across the country, air raid sirens and car, train and ship horns blared at 2:28 p.m. (0628 UTC) to mark the exact time the 7.9 earthquake struck Sichuan province seven days ago, killing more than 34,000 people.
Authorities expect the final death toll could be above 50,000.
Today's three minute pause is part of three days of mourning for quake victims during which China has suspended the Olympic torch relay. Internet Web sites have also been ordered to shut down entertainment content, and public recreational activities have been canceled.
As China mourned today, the official Xinhua news agency reports that a mudslide in the disaster area buried more than 200 relief workers. No details were given.
Although the number of those found alive has been shrinking day by day, Chinese media report that at least two more people were pulled out of the rubble alive today.
Xinhua says that three counties in China (Beichuan, Maoxian, and Wolong) are still without power, but most have restored communications lines. Hard-hit Beichuan county is still relying on emergency communication vehicles.
In other developments, two U.S. Air Force transport aircraft loaded with tents, food and lanterns landed in China - the first assistance from a foreign military since the earthquake.
Supplies are short and China's health care system is struggling to cope with the people who are injured. China announced today that it would accept international medical teams and issued a worldwide appeal for tents.
Some information for this report was provided by AFP and AP. emailme.gif Posted by lornion at 5:57 AM 1 comments:
lornion said...
σεισμικές οι συμπάθειες. 17.05.2008
Μια σταλιά συμπάθειας στην μακρυνή Κίνα και ιδιαίτερα στο κόσμο των περιοχών που ο σεισμός έπληξε .Συμπάθεια χρειάζεται ο άνθρωπος , ανεξάρτητα από φυλή- χρώμα η δόγμα σαν σεισμός ξεχαρβαλώνει ο,τι στο διάβα της ζωής του δημιούργηθηκε. Με θυμό και μανία , χωρίς διάκριση, παρασύρει στον θάνατο -και τι θάνατο- παιδάκια ,πατέρες, μάνες , γέροντες και γριούλες , ακόμη και ζώα ,να έτσι , επειδή θέλησε να περάσει από κείνη την μεριά .Υποστατικά και σπίτια , που η ζωή ανθούσε , τάφισε καταγής πεσμένα , τραγωδία που συνέβη λίγο πριν τους ολυμπιακούς του Πεκίνου το 2008. Και εκείνοι που επέζησαν , ίσκιοι του εαυτού τους όντες ,χωρίς νόημα ζωής πειά , φέρνουν γυροβολιά στης καταστροφής τον τόπο , προσδοκούντες τι? τον ερχομό κάποιου ανέλπιστου νέου , που θα στάξει λίγο βάλσαμο στα ψυχικά τραύματά τους .Είναι του κουράγιου και της βοήθειας τώρα η ώρα για τον δοκιμαζόμενο συνάνθρωπο. λορνιόν Posted by lornion at 2:30 PM
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