--- description: Many around the world joined in solidarity and mourning with the victims of the Orlando shooting. title: World Mourns Victims of the Orlando Shooting image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4b2c3128fb7e0804/6988977bfb4eac2e6e88de3f/ap_313901794120.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # How the Rest of the World Is Honoring the Victims of the Orlando Shooting by [Nash Jenkins](/author/p-nash-jenkins/) ## Nash Jenkins Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 13, 2016 8:34 AM CUT  Mourners attend a candlelight vigil in Toronto on Sunday, June 12, 2016 to honor victims of the mass shootings in Orlando. Mourners attend a candlelight vigil in Toronto on Sunday, June 12, 2016 to honor victims of the mass shootings in Orlando.Christopher Katsarov—AP by [Nash Jenkins](/author/p-nash-jenkins/) ## Nash Jenkins Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 13, 2016 8:34 AM CUT As the news broke that a gunman had [opened fire](http://time.com/4365618/orlando-shooting-pulse-nightclub-victims/?xid=homepage "undefined") on a popular gay club in Orlando, killing at least 50 people in what has become the [deadliest mass shooting](http://time.com/4365325/orlando-shooting-pulse-nightclub-deadliest-history/ "undefined") in U.S. history, many around the world were quick and fervent with their sympathy. In Toronto, thousands of people [gathered](https://www.buzzfeed.com/craigsilverman/toronto-vigil-for-orlando-victims?utm%5Fterm=.mfExElgV9#.suxbO1B3m "undefined") Sunday evening to commemorate the dead. Speakers at the vigil included Canadian Premier Kathleen Wynne and Toronto Mayor John Tory. Tory also tweeted that the city’s iconic TORONTO sign would be “lit in colors of the rainbow today to honor the innocent victims in #Orlando.” Across the Atlantic, gay media outlets in London [announced](http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/londons-gay-village-stop-tribute-orlando-pulse-victims/#gs.kGuRAhs "undefined") that at 7 p.m. Monday night, stores and restaurants along Old Compton Street — an artery of the city’s gay neighborhood — would come briefly to a halt in solidarity with Orlando. > [](https://twitter.com/LondonLGBTPride/status/742048416772018176) > [](https://twitter.com/gaystarnews/status/742139691093348353) In Paris, people [gathered](http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/latest-orlando-police-report-controlled-explosion-39789724 "undefined") for a vigil at the Place Igor Stravinsky to remember those killed and injured in the attack. A note of condolence was also displayed on the city’s electronic public message boards. > [](https://twitter.com/newstephen/status/742225339837997061) The outpouring of support was particularly loud farther away. Take Sydney, for instance, where the rainbow flag is currently flying above Town Hall — a grand facility that will be cast in pink lights Monday evening local time, according to a tweet from the city’s official account. There were gatherings elsewhere in Australia as well. > [](https://twitter.com/CloverMoore/status/742150835107299328) > [](https://twitter.com/cityofsydney/status/742226463227678720) > [](https://twitter.com/vanbadham/status/742210712827662337) And in Auckland, New Zealand, the lights of the city’s prominent Sky Tower [glowed in rainbow colors](http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c%5Fid=1&objectid=11655772 "undefined"). > [](https://twitter.com/DaanielleReneex/status/742249266630922244) > [](https://twitter.com/jarreddw/status/742249172644954113) In Hong Kong, a vigil is [planned](https://www.facebook.com/events/590636607764543/ "undefined") for Monday night in the city’s central district and a minute-silence will be observed. “The LGBTI community in HKG stands in solidarity with the communities in Orlando. Our thoughts are with the victims, their families, and those who had to experience such hateful violence,” a message on the event’s [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/events/590636607764543/ "undefined") page reads. 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