8 May 18, 2008

Three Days of National Mourning

19日至21日为全国哀悼日, 深切哀悼四川汶川地震遇难者!

Three days of national mourning was declared by China, for the earthquake victims. In efforts to rescue the victims from the debris have turned bleak on Sunday. It has been stated that more than 50,000 people might have been killed in the ghastly earthquake and about 2,20,000 people suffered injuries during the incident.

The three-day mourning period will commence from Monday and a three-minute silence will be observed across the country at 2.28 PM (local time) the time at which the earthquake originally stuck.

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