Beijing, China (CNN) -- The death toll from the devastating mudslide in China's northwestern Gansu province rose slightly to 1,254 Monday, a day after the country paused for three minutes in memory of those who perished. Another 490 people are still missing a week after torrential rains triggered the mudslides on July 8, the state-run Xinhua news agency said. At 10 a.m. Sunday, Chinese President Hu Jintao and other top leaders paid a silent tribute ahead of a party meeting. At the Dongjie Village in hardest-hit Zhouqu county, more than 5,000 rescuers and villagers stood still atop mudslide debris with their heads bowed, Xinhua said.
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NEW: The death toll rises slightly to 1,254, with 490 missing
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Top leaders and rescue workers pause for three minutes to remember victims
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Large-scale national displays of mourning are rare in China
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Roads have been cleared in Zhouqu county
On July 8, heavy rains caused the side of a mountain broke off in the night and tear through remote @placeholder, burying some homes and ripping others apart.