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China remembers earthquake dead | |
(about 19 hours later) | |
China is holding a national day of mourning for victims of the powerful earthquake in Qinghai province. | |
Flags are flying at half mast across the country and public entertainment curtailed as a mark of respect, one week after the quake hit. | |
The official death toll has now reached 2,039. | |
Tens of thousands of people have been left homeless by the earthquake but relief supplies are now pouring into worst hit area, the town of Jiegu. | |
Another 195 people are still missing after the 6.9-magnitude quake and 12,135 have been injured, state news agency Xinhua reported. | Another 195 people are still missing after the 6.9-magnitude quake and 12,135 have been injured, state news agency Xinhua reported. |
Rescue workers are continuing to dig through the rubble in and around Jiegu in Yushu County. | |
Hopes were raised by the rescue of three people on Monday who had survived nearly a week under the ruins of buildings. | Hopes were raised by the rescue of three people on Monday who had survived nearly a week under the ruins of buildings. |
A four-year-old girl and an elderly woman were rescued from a house near Jiegu and later in the day, a woman in her 30s was pulled alive from her home. | A four-year-old girl and an elderly woman were rescued from a house near Jiegu and later in the day, a woman in her 30s was pulled alive from her home. |
Schools open | Schools open |
Tens of thousands are now living in temporary shelters or tents in freezing overnight temperatures. | |
The officials have warned that temperatures in the Himalayan plateau region are expected to fall further. | The officials have warned that temperatures in the Himalayan plateau region are expected to fall further. |
Two survivors rescued in China five days after quake | Two survivors rescued in China five days after quake |
"We estimate that in the next few days, the rain, snow and low temperatures will harm relief work," the National Meteorological Centre said. | "We estimate that in the next few days, the rain, snow and low temperatures will harm relief work," the National Meteorological Centre said. |
It warned that those working in transport, medicine and health should "strengthen their guard". | It warned that those working in transport, medicine and health should "strengthen their guard". |
Aid has been arriving in large amounts in the region, with convoys of trucks reportedly backed up for miles along the highway from the provincial capital, Xining. | Aid has been arriving in large amounts in the region, with convoys of trucks reportedly backed up for miles along the highway from the provincial capital, Xining. |
Some schools have also reopened, although where school buildings have collapsed lessons have had to be held in tents. | Some schools have also reopened, although where school buildings have collapsed lessons have had to be held in tents. |
Danzeng Jiangcuo, a maths teacher at Yushu No.3 Elementary School, said students were receiving psychological care as well as their usual lessons. | Danzeng Jiangcuo, a maths teacher at Yushu No.3 Elementary School, said students were receiving psychological care as well as their usual lessons. |
"We are trying to help them forget the disaster and not feel scared anymore," he told Xinhua. | "We are trying to help them forget the disaster and not feel scared anymore," he told Xinhua. |
Ninety-seven percent of Yushu's population is ethnic Tibetan, and there were reports that language difficulties were affecting relief work. | Ninety-seven percent of Yushu's population is ethnic Tibetan, and there were reports that language difficulties were affecting relief work. |
China's President Hu Jintao, who visited Jiegu at the weekend, has promised an all-out effort to rebuild the region. | China's President Hu Jintao, who visited Jiegu at the weekend, has promised an all-out effort to rebuild the region. |
'Hostile forces' | 'Hostile forces' |
Tibetan Buddhist monks have been heavily involved in the emergency operation, digging through the rubble for survivors and distributing aid. | Tibetan Buddhist monks have been heavily involved in the emergency operation, digging through the rubble for survivors and distributing aid. |
Many people are living in temporary shelters in freezing conditions | Many people are living in temporary shelters in freezing conditions |
They have also been collecting bodies and holding funerals. | They have also been collecting bodies and holding funerals. |
The Dalai Lama has appealed to the Chinese authorities to allow him to visit the quake zone. | The Dalai Lama has appealed to the Chinese authorities to allow him to visit the quake zone. |
The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader was born in Qinghai province but has not set foot in China since a failed Tibetan uprising more than 50 years ago. | The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader was born in Qinghai province but has not set foot in China since a failed Tibetan uprising more than 50 years ago. |
Correspondents say it is highly unlikely that the Chinese government - who see the Dalai Lama as a dangerous separatist - will agree to his request. | Correspondents say it is highly unlikely that the Chinese government - who see the Dalai Lama as a dangerous separatist - will agree to his request. |
At a government meeting on Monday, China's top parliamentary advisor, Jia Qinglin, warned of "hostile forces from abroad working to cause disruptions and sabotage" in the quake's aftermath, the Associated Press reports. | At a government meeting on Monday, China's top parliamentary advisor, Jia Qinglin, warned of "hostile forces from abroad working to cause disruptions and sabotage" in the quake's aftermath, the Associated Press reports. |
He did not specifically mention the Dalai Lama but he and his supporters are often referred to as "hostile forces" by the Communist government. | He did not specifically mention the Dalai Lama but he and his supporters are often referred to as "hostile forces" by the Communist government. |