China has been observing a national day of mourning for the more than 1,200 people who died after a torrent of mud swept through a town in the country's remote northwest.
Flags across the country flew at half mast on Sunday and all public forms of entertainment were suspended.
Sirens wailed as mourners in Zhouqu in Gansu province, wearing white paper flowers and some still clutching their shovels, observed a three-minute silence.
The front pages of the country's main websites removed all colour from their pages as a mark of respect for the victims.
State television showed thousands of people gathered in Beijing's central Tiananmen Square, with the sombre atmosphere punctuated by shouts of "Come on Zhouqu! Come on China!"
An estimated 588 people are still missing after last weekend's avalanche of mud and rocks, which levelled an area 5km long and 300m wide.
Health fears
Health authorities said survivors of the deadly floods and landslides in Zhouqu faced a grim situation after clinics were damaged and vaccines ruined.
Clean drinking water was a primary concern, with most local sources knocked out or too polluted to use. State media reported numerous cases of dysentery, but there were no reports of an epidemic outbreak.
China has been observing a national day of mourning for the more than 1,200 people who died after a torrent of mud swept through a town in the country's remote northwest.
Flags across the country flew at half mast on Sunday and all public forms of entertainment were suspended.
Sirens wailed as mourners in Zhouqu in Gansu province, wearing white paper flowers and some still clutching their shovels, observed a three-minute silence.
The front pages of the country's main websites removed all colour from their pages as a mark of respect for the victims.
State television showed thousands of people gathered in Beijing's central Tiananmen Square, with the sombre atmosphere punctuated by shouts of "Come on Zhouqu! Come on China!"
An estimated 588 people are still missing after last weekend's avalanche of mud and rocks, which levelled an area 5km long and 300m wide.
Health fears
Health authorities said survivors of the deadly floods and landslides in Zhouqu faced a grim situation after clinics were damaged and vaccines ruined.
Clean drinking water was a primary concern, with most local sources knocked out or too polluted to use. State media reported numerous cases of dysentery, but there were no reports of an epidemic outbreak.
Flags across the country flew at half mast on Sunday and all public forms of entertainment were suspended.
Sirens wailed as mourners in Zhouqu in Gansu province, wearing white paper flowers and some still clutching their shovels, observed a three-minute silence.
The front pages of the country's main websites removed all colour from their pages as a mark of respect for the victims.
State television showed thousands of people gathered in Beijing's central Tiananmen Square, with the sombre atmosphere punctuated by shouts of "Come on Zhouqu! Come on China!"
An estimated 588 people are still missing after last weekend's avalanche of mud and rocks, which levelled an area 5km long and 300m wide.
Health fears
Health authorities said survivors of the deadly floods and landslides in Zhouqu faced a grim situation after clinics were damaged and vaccines ruined.
Clean drinking water was a primary concern, with most local sources knocked out or too polluted to use. State media reported numerous cases of dysentery, but there were no reports of an epidemic outbreak.
China has been observing a national day of mourning for the more than 1,200 people who died after a torrent of mud swept through a town in the country's remote northwest.
Flags across the country flew at half mast on Sunday and all public forms of entertainment were suspended.
Sirens wailed as mourners in Zhouqu in Gansu province, wearing white paper flowers and some still clutching their shovels, observed a three-minute silence.
The front pages of the country's main websites removed all colour from their pages as a mark of respect for the victims.
State television showed thousands of people gathered in Beijing's central Tiananmen Square, with the sombre atmosphere punctuated by shouts of "Come on Zhouqu! Come on China!"
An estimated 588 people are still missing after last weekend's avalanche of mud and rocks, which levelled an area 5km long and 300m wide.
Health fears
Health authorities said survivors of the deadly floods and landslides in Zhouqu faced a grim situation after clinics were damaged and vaccines ruined.
Clean drinking water was a primary concern, with most local sources knocked out or too polluted to use. State media reported numerous cases of dysentery, but there were no reports of an epidemic outbreak.
