China to mourn Yushu quake victims

China is going to hold a national day of mourning as the death toll from a devastating earthquake in northwestern Qinghai Province climbs to 2,039.

According to Xinhua news agency, flags will be flown at half-mast Wednesday throughout the country and at its embassies and consulates around the world. Public entertainment will also be suspended that day.

The temblor, which struck the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Yushu in April, was registered with a magnitude of 7.1 on the Richter scale. At least 12,135 people sustained injuries from which 1,434 remain in serious condition.

Another 256 people are still listed as missing.

Meanwhile, three survivors have been recovered from the rubble in two separate rescue operations a week after the quake the province.

An elderly Tibetan woman and her granddaughter were pulled out alive from the debris on Monday in Xinzhai village. They had been trapped for nearly 130 hours before their miraculous rescue.

The 68-year-old grandmother and the four -year-old Tibetan girl were transferred to the People's Hospital in Yushu County. The child had no injuries and has returned home. The grandmother, however, remains at the medical center recovering from her injuries. Her condition has been reported as 'stable'.

A woman in her 30s was also rescued in Xihang village, a suburb of the devastated town of Gyegu. She has been sent to hospital for examination and treatment.

Source: PressTV.
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