Southwest China's Sichuan province, where the earthquake struck a week ago, was in public mourning on Saturday.
The mourning began with all transportation vehicles sounding their sirens at 8:02 a.m., the time the devastating earthquake hit. It was followed by a silent tribute of 3 minutes. Up to 6 pm Friday, 196 people were killed, another 21 were missing. Over 13,000 people were injured in the quake with Lushan and Baoxing counties suffered most.
4月27日8點02分,汽笛長鳴,全省人民默哀3分鐘,也正是在4月20日的8點02分,四川雅安蘆山發生7.0級地震。截至周五18時,遇難196人,失蹤21人,一萬三千多人受傷。蘆山和寶興災情最為嚴重。
Electricity supply has resumed in about 85-percent of the townships and villages. Nearly 84-percent of the communication base stations have been restored. Three out of four water supply factories in Lushan and Baoxing counties have begun operations again.
鄉鎮供電恢復率約85%。近84%的通信基站已搶通