国际英语资讯:Putin declares national mourning for shopping mall fire victims
<p><span word="MOSCOW">MOSCOW</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 27-- <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Vladimir">Vladimir</span> <span word="Putin">Putin</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decree">decree</span> <span word="declaring">declaring</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="mourning">mourning</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="victims">victims</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mall">mall</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Siberian">Siberian</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kemerovo">Kemerovo</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 64 <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="flag">flag</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="flown">flown</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="half">half</span>-<span word="mast">mast</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="recreational">recreational</span> <span word="radio">radio</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="programs">programs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="canceled">canceled</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="decree">decree</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="ordered">ordered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="injured">injured</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deadliest">deadliest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Winter">Winter</span> <span word="Cherry">Cherry</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="mall">mall</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="downtown">downtown</span> <span word="Kemerovo">Kemerovo</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>.</p><p><span word="Putin">Putin</span> <span word="laid">laid</span> <span word="flowers">flowers</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="improvised">improvised</span> <span word="memorial">memorial</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="victims">victims</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gutted">gutted</span> <span word="mall">mall</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="officials">officials</span>, <span word="rescuers">rescuers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="residents">residents</span>.</p><p><span word="Local">Local</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="organized">organized</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rally">rally</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="square">square</span>, <span word="demanding">demanding</span> <span word="punishment">punishment</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tragedy">tragedy</span>.</p><p><span word="Putin">Putin</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="representatives">representatives</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="promised">promised</span> <span word="justice">justice</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="over">over</span>.</p><p><span word="Alexander">Alexander</span> <span word="Bastrykin">Bastrykin</span>, <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="investigating">investigating</span> <span word="committee">committee</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="investigators">investigators</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="examining">examining</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="accident">accident</span>: <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="circuit">circuit</span> <span word="or">or</span>, <span word="less">less</span> <span word="likely">likely</span>, <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>.</p><p><span word="Putin">Putin</span> <span word="blamed">blamed</span> "<span word="criminal">criminal</span> <span word="negligence">negligence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mismanagement">mismanagement</span>" <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tragedy">tragedy</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kemerovo">Kemerovo</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mourning">mourning</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="regions">regions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>.</p>
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