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China'snationalflagfliesathalf-mastaftertheflag-raisingceremonyonTian'anmenSquareinBeijingMondaymorning,May19,20xx.ChinaonMondaybeginsathree-daynationalmourningforthetensofthousandsofpeoplekilledinapowerfulearthquakewhichstruckthecountry'ssouthwestonMay12.
TheStateCouncil,theCabi,yesterdayorderedflagstobeflownathalf-mastandallpublicentertainmentsuspendedforthreedaysasthecountrybeginsanofficialmourningperiodforvictimsoftheearthquake.
CondolencebookswillbeopenedattheForeignMinistryandChineseembassiesandconsulatesaroundtheworld.
Peopleareaskedtostandinsilenceforthreeminutesfrom2:28pmtoday,whileautomobiles,trains,andshipswillsoundtheirhornsorsirens.
Also,theOlympictorchrelaywillbesuspendedtillWednesday,anizerssaid.
Meanwhile,themagnitudeoflastMonday'squakewasyesterdayrevisedfrom7.8to8bytheChinaSeismologicalBureau.
Thedeathtollfromthepowerfulearthquakeroseto32,477nationwideasof2pmyesterday,whilethenumberofinjuredreached220,109,aordingtotheemergencyresponseofficeoftheStateCouncil.
Rescuersyesterdaypulledoutmoresurvivors.AwomanworkerofthelocalpowerplantwasrescuedlastnightinYingxiutown,Sichuanprovince,150hoursafterthequake.Therescueteamspent56hourssavingYuJinhua.
Yesterdayafternoon,a53-year-oldmanwasalsorescuedinYingxiu,148hoursafterthetremor.Theman,ShenPeiyun,wasconsciousandwastakentohospitalbyhelicopter.
Inthemorning,amannamedTangXiongwasrescuedfromacollapsedhospitalinBeichuancounty139hoursafterthequake.
AlsoinBeichuan,anothermanwasrescuedSaturdaynightfromacollapsedbuilding.WuJianpingwasthentakentohospital.