Chinese Earthquake: China to hold three days of mourning

China will spend three days marking the moment when tens of thousands died in a devastating earthquake, while hope of finding more trapped survivors dwindled Sunday and preventing hunger and disease became more pressing, AFP reported.

Rescue workers stand near earthquake victims in Beichuan, in China's southwest Sichuan province Sunday May 18, 2008. China announced three days of national mourning for earthquake victims and ordered a suspension of the Olympic torch relay, as the search for survivors of the disaster grew bleak Sunday.

The government announced an official mourning period starting Monday and asked China's 1.3 billion people to observe three minutes of silence starting at 2:28 p.m. - exactly one week after the quake killed an estimated 50,000.

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