四川为芦山地震遇难者哀悼

 　　四川为芦山地震遇难者哀悼

       CHENGDU, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Public mourning was held on Saturday morning in southwest China's Sichuan Province for those who died in a 7.0-magnitude quake a week ago.

　　The public mourning began with all transportation vehicles sounding their sirens at 8:02 a.m., the time the devastating¹ earthquake hit on April 20, and was followed by a silent tribute of 3 minutes.

　　The quake has claimed nearly 200 lives and destroyed about 126,000 homes, according to official figures.

1 devastating   

adj.毁灭性的，令人震惊的，强有力的

参考例句：

• It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
• Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。