NZ mourns quake dead with 2 minutes of silence
By Steve Mcmorran | China Daily | Updated: 2011-03-02 07:45
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Rescue workers from around the world pay respects by observing a two minute silence at 12:51 pm (local time) to mark the moment a week ago when an earthquake hit the city, at Cathedral Square in Christchurch on Tuesday. Cameron Spencer / Reuters |
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - The jackhammers fell silent, church bells pealed and a Maori lament filled the air as New Zealand came to a standstill to mourn the estimated 240 people killed in an earthquake one week ago on Tuesday.
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