China’s national flag flies at half-staff at Tiananmen Square in central Beijing. China began three days of national mourning on Monday for more than 30,000 victims of an earthquake that struck Sichuan Province a week ago.

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Beijing motorists on the six-lane Jianguomenwai Avenue stood beside their cars honking their horns for three minutes to honor victims.

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A student at a ceremony paid respect to the earthquake victims. With more bodies discovered, the confirmed death toll rose to 32,476, the State Council, China’s cabinet, reported. The injured numbered more than 220,000.

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Students who survived when the earthquake destroyed Beichuan high school observed a silent tribute before resuming classes at a factory training center in Mianyang, Sichuan Province. Dozens of aftershocks have rumbled through the region, extending the damage to buildings and stirring fear among survivors.

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Travelers observed three minutes of silence at Chengdu International Airport.

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Rescuers from various military units in earthquake-devastated Beichuan stopped their work for three minutes to pay silent tribute to victims of the quake.

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