(CHINA OUT) People light candles to mourn the deceased on the Big Wild Pagoda North Square during a memorial, as China begins three days of national mourning for victims of the earthquake on May 19, 2008 in Xian of Shaanxi Province, China. The period of mourning will includes a three minute silence observed exactly one week after the earthquake hit. A major earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale, the worst in 58 years, jolted China's Sichuan Province May 12. The death toll is now estimated at over 34,000 people and is expected to rise, as 100,000 military troops continue rescue operations.
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(CHINA OUT) Residents lay flowers during a memorial on the Tianfu Square, as China begins three days of national mourning for victims of the earthquake on May 19, 2008 in Chengdu of Sichuan Province, China. The period of mourning will include a three minute silence which will be observed exactly one week after the earthquake hit. A major earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale, the worst in 58 years, jolted China's Sichuan Province May 12. The death toll is now estimated at over 34,000 people and is expected to rise, as 100,000 military troops continue rescue operations.
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A bunch of flowers are put on the ruins of Juyuan middle school on May 19, 2008 in Dujiangyan of Sichuan Province, China. China began three days of national mourning on Monday for more than 30,000 victims of an earthquake measuring 8 on the Richter scale.
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(CHINA OUT) China's national flag flies at half-mast on the Tianfu Square, as China begins three days of national mourning for victims of the earthquake on May 19, 2008 in Chengdu of Sichuan Province, China. The period of mourning will include a three minute silence which will be observed exactly one week after the earthquake hit. A major earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale, the worst in 58 years, jolted China's Sichuan Province May 12. The death toll is now estimated at over 34,000 people and is expected to rise, as 100,000 military troops continue rescue operations.
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A student cries during a ceremony paying respect to the eartquake victims as China begins three days of national mourning on May 19, 2008 in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China. The period of mourning will include a three minute silence which will be observed exactly one week after the earthquake hit. A major earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale, the worst in 58 years, jolted China's Sichuan Province May 12. The death toll is now estimated at over 32,000 people and is expected to rise, as 100,000 military troops continue rescue operations.
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(CHINA OUT) China's national flag flies at half-mast on a building at the Bund, as China begins three days of national mourning for victims of the earthquake on May 19, 2008 in Shanghai, China. The period of mourning will include a three minute silence which will be observed exactly one week after the earthquake hit. A major earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale, the worst in 58 years, jolted China's Sichuan Province May 12. The death toll is now estimated at over 34,000 people and is expected to rise, as 100,000 military troops continue rescue operations.
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(CHINA OUT) People light candles to mourn the deceased on the Big Wild Pagoda North Square during a memorial, as China begins three days of national mourning for victims of the earthquake on May 19, 2008 in Xian of Shaanxi Province, China. The period of mourning will includes a three minute silence observed exactly one week after the earthquake hit. A major earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale, the worst in 58 years, jolted China's Sichuan Province May 12. The death toll is now estimated at over 34,000 people and is expected to rise, as 100,000 military troops continue rescue operations.
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(CHINA OUT) A slogan is installed to mourn the victims in front of the statue of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong on the Tianfu Square, as China begins three days of national mourning for victims of the earthquake on May 19, 2008 in Chengdu of Sichuan Province, China. The period of mourning will include a three minute silence which will be observed exactly one week after the earthquake hit. A major earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale, the worst in 58 years, jolted China's Sichuan Province May 12. The death toll is now estimated at over 34,000 people and is expected to rise, as 100,000 military troops continue rescue operations.
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Chinese people mourn for the earthquake victims at Tianfu Square on May 19, 2008 in Chendu of Sichuan Province, China. China began three days of national mourning on Monday for more than 30,000 victims of an earthquake measuring 8 on the Richter scale.
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The Chinese national flag flies at half-mast at the Great Hall of the People in Tiananmen Square on May 19, 2008 in Beijing, China. The three days of national mourning began in China today. The period of mourning will include a three minute silence which will be observed exactly one week after the earthquake hit. A major earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale, the worst in 58 years, jolted China`s Sichuan Province May 12. The death toll is now estimated at over 32,000 people and is expected to rise, as 100,000 military troops continue rescue operations.
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A student reads through the faint street lamp outside the tent on May 20, 2008 in Chendu of Sichuan Province, China. An aftershock of 6 to 7 on the Richter scale was likely to happen in the Wenchuan earthquake area in southwest China's Sichuan Province, said local seismological bureau. The Sichuan Seismological Bureau said there was a bigger possibility of the aftershock between Monday and Tuesday, warning local government and people to be prepared for emergencies.
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(CHINA OUT) People hold hands together as the alarm sounds at 14:28, the moment when the earthquake struck southwestern regions on the Tianfu Square, as China begins three days of national mourning for victims of the earthquake on May 19, 2008 in Chengdu of Sichuan Province, China. The period of mourning will include a three minute silence which will be observed exactly one week after the earthquake hit. A major earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale, the worst in 58 years, jolted China's Sichuan Province May 12. The death toll is now estimated at over 34,000 people and is expected to rise, as 100,000 military troops continue rescue operations.
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Students pay their respects to the earthquake victims during a ceremony at their school as China begins three days of national mourning on May 19, 2008 in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China. The period of mourning will include a three minute silence which will be observed exactly one week after the earthquake hit. A major earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale, the worst in 58 years, jolted China's Sichuan Province May 12. The death toll is now estimated at over 32,000 people and is expected to rise, as 100,000 military troops continue rescue operations.
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(CHINA OUT) A passer-by walks past bars which are closed to mourn the victims of Sichuan earthquake on May 20, 2008 in Deyang of Sichuan Province, China. China has begun three days of national mourning for victims of the earthquake. A major earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale, the worst in 58 years, jolted China's Sichuan Province May 12. The death toll is now estimated at over 40,075 people and is expected to rise, as 100,000 military troops continue rescue operations.
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Earthquake survivors living in the tents wash the clothes and the tableware by the street on May 20, 2008 in Dujiangyan of Sichuan Province, China. An aftershock of 6 to 7 on the Richter scale was likely to happen in the Wenchuan earthquake area in southwest China's Sichuan Province, said local seismological bureau. The Sichuan Seismological Bureau said there was a bigger possibility of the aftershock between Monday and Tuesday, warning local government and people to be prepared for emergencies.
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(CHINA OUT) People cry as they take part in a memorial on the Tianfu Square, as China begins three days of national mourning for victims of the earthquake on May 19, 2008 in Chengdu of Sichuan Province, China. The period of mourning will include a three minute silence which will be observed exactly one week after the earthquake hit. A major earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale, the worst in 58 years, jolted China's Sichuan Province May 12. The death toll is now estimated at over 34,000 people and is expected to rise, as 100,000 military troops continue rescue operations.
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A daughter kisses her mother who is an earthquake survivor during the mourning time at a hospital on May 19, 2008 in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China. China began three days of national mourning on Monday for more than 30,000 victims of an earthquake that struck a week ago.
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A woman holds hands of earthquake survivors to do her resprect during the mourning time at a hospital on May 19, 2008 in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China. China began three days of national mourning on Monday for more than 30,000 victims of an earthquake that struck a week ago.
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Chinese people mourn for the earthquake victims at Tianfu Square on May 19, 2008 in Chendu of Sichuan Province, China. China began three days of national mourning on Monday for more than 30,000 victims of an earthquake measuring 8 on the Richter scale.
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(CHINA OUT) People hold hands together as the alarm sounds at 14:28, the moment when the earthquake struck southwestern regions on the Tianfu Square, as China begins three days of national mourning for victims of the earthquake on May 19, 2008 in Chengdu of Sichuan Province, China. The period of mourning will include a three minute silence which will be observed exactly one week after the earthquake hit. A major earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale, the worst in 58 years, jolted China's Sichuan Province May 12. The death toll is now estimated at over 34,000 people and is expected to rise, as 100,000 military troops continue rescue operations.
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(CHINA OUT) People bow at a memorial on the Tianfu Square, as China begins three days of national mourning for victims of the earthquake on May 19, 2008 in Chengdu of Sichuan Province, China. The period of mourning will include a three minute silence which will be observed exactly one week after the earthquake hit. A major earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale, the worst in 58 years, jolted China's Sichuan Province May 12. The death toll is now estimated at over 34,000 people and is expected to rise, as 100,000 military troops continue rescue operations.
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(CHINA OUT) People hold a slogan printed with 'Cheer up, China' during a memorial on the Tiananmen Square, as China begins three days of national mourning for victims of the earthquake on May 19, 2008 in Beijing, China. The period of mourning will include a three minute silence which will be observed exactly one week after the earthquake hit. A major earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale, the worst in 58 years, jolted China's Sichuan Province May 12. The death toll is now estimated at over 34,000 people and is expected to rise, as 100,000 military troops continue rescue operations.
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(CHINA OUT) Soldiers walk past ruins at Yingxiu Township, the earthquake epicentre, as China begins three days of national mourning for victims of the earthquake May 19, 2008 in Wenchuan County of Sichuan Province, China. A major earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale, the worst in 58 years, jolted China's Sichuan Province May 12. The death toll is now estimated at over 34,000 people and is expected to rise, as 100,000 military troops continue rescue operations.
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Chinese people mourn for the earthquake victims at Tianfu Square on May 19, 2008 in Chendu of Sichuan Province, China. China began three days of national mourning on Monday for more than 30,000 victims of an earthquake measuring 8 on the Richter scale.
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(CHINA OUT) The Chinese character 'Mourn' is seen during a memorial on the Tianfu Square, as China begins three days of national mourning for victims of the earthquake on May 19, 2008 in Chengdu of Sichuan Province, China. The period of mourning will include a three minute silence which will be observed exactly one week after the earthquake hit. A major earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale, the worst in 58 years, jolted China's Sichuan Province May 12. The death toll is now estimated at over 34,000 people and is expected to rise, as 100,000 military troops continue rescue operations.
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(CHINA OUT) People light candles to mourn the deceased on the Big Wild Pagoda North Square during a memorial, as China begins three days of national mourning for victims of the earthquake on May 19, 2008 in Xian of Shaanxi Province, China. The period of mourning will includes a three minute silence observed exactly one week after the earthquake hit. A major earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale, the worst in 58 years, jolted China's Sichuan Province May 12. The death toll is now estimated at over 34,000 people and is expected to rise, as 100,000 military troops continue rescue operations.
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Chinese people mourn for the earthquake victims at Tianfu Square on May 19, 2008 in Chendu of Sichuan Province, China. China began three days of national mourning on Monday for more than 30,000 victims of an earthquake that struck a week ago. The period of mourning will include a three minute moment of silence which was observed exactly one week after the earthquake hit. A major earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale, the worst in 58 years, jolted China's Sichuan Province May 12. The death toll is now estimated at over 34,000 people and is expected to rise, as over a 100,000 military troops continue rescue operations.
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This originality picture is asked by Hugh Pinney for The Times. Please onpass it to Hugh Pinney.....CHENGDU, CHINA - MAY 19: Student cries during a ceremony to respect earthquake victim at a school on May 19, 2008 in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China. China began three days of national mourning on Monday for more than 30,000 victims of an earthquake that struck a week ago.
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(CHINA OUT) People lay candles during a memorial on the Tianfu Square, as China begins three days of national mourning for victims of the earthquake on May 19, 2008 in Chengdu of Sichuan Province, China. The period of mourning will include a three minute silence which will be observed exactly one week after the earthquake hit. A major earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale, the worst in 58 years, jolted China's Sichuan Province May 12. The death toll is now estimated at over 34,000 people and is expected to rise, as 100,000 military troops continue rescue operations.
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(CHINA OUT) People light candles to mourn the deceased on a river beach during a memorial, as China begins three days of national mourning for victims of the earthquake on May 19, 2008 in Wuhan of Hubei Province, China. The period of mourning will include a three minute silence which will be observed exactly one week after the earthquake hit. A major earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale, the worst in 58 years, jolted China's Sichuan Province May 12. The death toll is now estimated at over 34,000 people and is expected to rise, as 100,000 military troops continue rescue operations.
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Chinese people mourn for the earthquake victims at Tianfu Square on May 19, 2008 in Chendu of Sichuan Province, China. China began three days of national mourning on Monday for more than 30,000 victims of an earthquake measuring 8 on the Richter scale.
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(CHINA OUT) Soldiers cook at Yingxiu Township, the earthquake epicentre, as China begins three days of national mourning for victims of the earthquake May 19, 2008 in Wenchuan County of Sichuan Province, China. A major earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale, the worst in 58 years, jolted China's Sichuan Province May 12. The death toll is now estimated at over 34,000 people and is expected to rise, as 100,000 military troops continue rescue operations.
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(CHINA OUT) China's national flag flies at half-mast on a building at the Bund, as China begins three days of national mourning for victims of the earthquake on May 19, 2008 in Shanghai, China. The period of mourning will include a three minute silence which will be observed exactly one week after the earthquake hit. A major earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale, the worst in 58 years, jolted China's Sichuan Province May 12. The death toll is now estimated at over 34,000 people and is expected to rise, as 100,000 military troops continue rescue operations.
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(CHINA OUT) People take part in a memorial on the Tianfu Square, as China begins three days of national mourning for victims of the earthquake on May 19, 2008 in Chengdu of Sichuan Province, China. The period of mourning will include a three minute silence which will be observed exactly one week after the earthquake hit. A major earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale, the worst in 58 years, jolted China's Sichuan Province May 12. The death toll is now estimated at over 34,000 people and is expected to rise, as 100,000 military troops continue rescue operations.
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(CHINA OUT) People light candles to mourn the deceased on the Big Wild Pagoda North Square during a memorial, as China begins three days of national mourning for victims of the earthquake on May 19, 2008 in Xian of Shaanxi Province, China. The period of mourning will includes a three minute silence observed exactly one week after the earthquake hit. A major earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale, the worst in 58 years, jolted China's Sichuan Province May 12. The death toll is now estimated at over 34,000 people and is expected to rise, as 100,000 military troops continue rescue operations.
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A memorial rests on the rubble as rescue workers dig for bodies in the rubble May 19, 2008 in Beichuan, Sichuan province, China. Tens of thousands of people remain buried in collapsed buildings from the 7.9-magnitude earthquake that struck May 12. The death toll has risen to over 34,000 and is expected to climb as relief operations spread into the mountains of Sichuan province with well over 130,000 military troops and relief workers mobilized. Today marked the first day of a three day mourning period with a 3 minute moment of silence across the country as China copes with its worst natural disaster in three decades.
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(CHINA OUT) People look for the names of their relatives on a list of rescued earthquake survivors at a temporary shelter on May 19, 2008 in Mianyang of Sichuan Province, China. China has begun three days of national mourning for victims of the earthquake. A major earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale, the worst in 58 years, jolted China's Sichuan Province May 12. The death toll is now estimated at over 34,000 people and is expected to rise, as 100,000 military troops continue rescue operations.
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(CHINA OUT) People light candles to mourn the deceased on a river beach during a memorial, as China begins three days of national mourning for victims of the earthquake on May 19, 2008 in Wuhan of Hubei Province, China. The period of mourning will include a three minute silence which will be observed exactly one week after the earthquake hit. A major earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale, the worst in 58 years, jolted China's Sichuan Province May 12. The death toll is now estimated at over 34,000 people and is expected to rise, as 100,000 military troops continue rescue operations.
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CHINA OUT) A 2year-old survivor of the earthquake whose mother has died in Qushan Township of Beichuan, touches the tips on the wall at the Jiuzhou Gymnasium, as China begins three days of national mourning for victims of the earthquake, on May 19, 2008 in Mianyang of Sichuan Province, China. The period of mourning included a three minute silence which was observed exactly one week after the earthquake hit. The death toll is now estimated at over 34,000 people and is expected to rise, as 100,000 military troops continue rescue operations.
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(CHINA OUT) A woman fastens a white flower on her child to mourn the victims on the Tianfu Square, as China begins three days of national mourning for victims of the earthquake on May 19, 2008 in Chengdu of Sichuan Province, China. The period of mourning will include a three minute silence which will be observed exactly one week after the earthquake hit. A major earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale, the worst in 58 years, jolted China's Sichuan Province May 12. The death toll is now estimated at over 34,000 people and is expected to rise, as 100,000 military troops continue rescue operations.
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(CHINA OUT) A survivor walks past ruins at Yingxiu Township, the earthquake epicentre, as China begins three days of national mourning for victims of the earthquake May 19, 2008 in Wenchuan County of Sichuan Province, China. A major earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale, the worst in 58 years, jolted China's Sichuan Province May 12. The death toll is now estimated at over 34,000 people and is expected to rise, as 100,000 military troops continue rescue operations.
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(CHINA OUT) A Tibetan attends a memorial on the Tianfu Square, as China begins three days of national mourning for victims of the earthquake on May 19, 2008 in Chengdu of Sichuan Province, China. The period of mourning will include a three minute silence which will be observed exactly one week after the earthquake hit. A major earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale, the worst in 58 years, jolted China's Sichuan Province May 12. The death toll is now estimated at over 34,000 people and is expected to rise, as 100,000 military troops continue rescue operations.
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(CHINA OUT) A wrecked car sits on his side at Yingxiu Township, the earthquake epicentre, as China begins three days of national mourning for victims of the earthquake May 19, 2008 in Wenchuan County of Sichuan Province, China. A major earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale, the worst in 58 years, jolted China's Sichuan Province May 12. The death toll is now estimated at over 34,000 people and is expected to rise, as 100,000 military troops continue rescue operations.
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(CHINA OUT) Students of the Fudan University unfold a Chinese national flag during a memorial, as China begins three days of national mourning for victims of the earthquake on May 19, 2008 in Shanghai, China. The period of mourning will include a three minute silence which will be observed exactly one week after the earthquake hit. A major earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale, the worst in 58 years, jolted China's Sichuan Province May 12. The death toll is now estimated at over 34,000 people and is expected to rise, as 100,000 military troops continue rescue operations.
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Chinese rescue workers mourn during a moment of silence at a school where hundreds died from the earthquake May 19, 2008 in Beichuan, Sichuan province, China. Tens of thousands of people remain buried in collapsed buildings from the 7.9-magnitude earthquake that struck May 12. The death toll has risen to over 34,000 and is expected to climb as relief operations spread into the mountains of Sichuan province with well over 130,000 military troops and relief workers mobilized. Today marked the first day of a three day mourning period with a 3 minute moment of silence across the country as China copes with its worst natural disaster in three decades.
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(CHINA OUT) A women hold a candle during a memorial on the Tianfu Square, as China begins three days of national mourning for victims of the earthquake on May 19, 2008 in Chengdu of Sichuan Province, China. The period of mourning will include a three minute silence which will be observed exactly one week after the earthquake hit. A major earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale, the worst in 58 years, jolted China's Sichuan Province May 12. The death toll is now estimated at over 34,000 people and is expected to rise, as 100,000 military troops continue rescue operations.
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(CHINA OUT) People take part in a memorial on the Tianfu Square, as China begins three days of national mourning for victims of the earthquake on May 19, 2008 in Chengdu of Sichuan Province, China. The period of mourning will include a three minute silence which will be observed exactly one week after the earthquake hit. A major earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale, the worst in 58 years, jolted China's Sichuan Province May 12. The death toll is now estimated at over 34,000 people and is expected to rise, as 100,000 military troops continue rescue operations.
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(CHINA OUT) Passengers wait to take part in a memorial ceremony at the Beijing Railway Station, as China begins three days of national mourning for victims of the earthquake on May 19, 2008 in Beijing, China. The period of mourning will include a three minute silence which will be observed exactly one week after the earthquake hit. A major earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale, the worst in 58 years, jolted China's Sichuan Province May 12. The death toll is now estimated at over 34,000 people and is expected to rise, as 100,000 military troops continue rescue operations.
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(CHINA OUT) Soldiers transport rescue goods at Yingxiu Township, the earthquake epicentre, as China begins three days of national mourning for victims of the earthquake May 19, 2008 in Wenchuan County of Sichuan Province, China. A major earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale, the worst in 58 years, jolted China's Sichuan Province May 12. The death toll is now estimated at over 34,000 people and is expected to rise, as 100,000 military troops continue rescue operations.
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(CHINA OUT) A resident bows in front of the Flood Control Monument, where the Chinese national flag flies at half-mast, during a memorial, as China begins three days of national mourning for victims of the earthquake on May 19, 2008 in Wuhan of Hubei Province, China. The period of mourning will include a three minute silence which will be observed exactly one week after the earthquake hit. A major earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale, the worst in 58 years, jolted China's Sichuan Province May 12. The death toll is now estimated at over 34,000 people and is expected to rise, as 100,000 military troops continue rescue operations.
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(CHINA OUT) A resident wearing a white flower and Chinese national flag takes part in a memorial ceremony, as China begins three days of national mourning for victims of the earthquake on May 19, 2008 in Beijing, China. The period of mourning will include a three minute silence which will be observed exactly one week after the earthquake hit. A major earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale, the worst in 58 years, jolted China's Sichuan Province May 12. The death toll is now estimated at over 34,000 people and is expected to rise, as 100,000 military troops continue rescue operations.
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(CHINA OUT) Survivors of the earthquake attend a class taught by a volunteer, to help them recover from the mental harm caused by the earthquake, as China begins three days of national mourning for victims of the earthquake, at the Jiuzhou Gymnasium on May 19, 2008 in Mianyang of Sichuan Province, China. The period of mourning included a three minute silence, observed exactly one week after the earthquake hit. The death toll is now estimated at over 34,000 people and is expected to rise, as 100,000 military troops continue rescue operations. |
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