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Public mourning held for quake victims
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April 27, 2013, Saturday
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Public mourning was held on Saturday morning in southwest China's Sichuan Province for those who died in a 7.0-magnitude quake a week ago.
The public mourning began with all transportation vehicles sounding their sirens at 8:02 a.m., the time the devastating earthquake hit on April 20, and was followed by a silent tribute of 3 minutes.
The quake has claimed nearly 200 lives and destroyed about 126,000 homes, according to official figures.
The public mourning began with all transportation vehicles sounding their sirens at 8:02 a.m., the time the devastating earthquake hit on April 20, and was followed by a silent tribute of 3 minutes.
The quake has claimed nearly 200 lives and destroyed about 126,000 homes, according to official figures.
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