article_snippet: Draped in the national flag, Lee's coffin was taken on a solemn procession through the sodden streets of the tropical city, where crowds of mourners defied the downpour to pay crowds of mourners last respects.
article_snippet: Lee died early Monday morning at age 91, prompting an outpouring of grief and tributes from around the world.
article_snippet: Lee had been admitted to the hospital with pneumonia on February 5.
article_snippet: After Lee's death, hundreds of thousands of people joined huge lines to pay respects to Lee as Lee body lay in state at Singapore's Parliament House for several days last week.
highlights_snippet: Crowds line the streets fo the city-state to pay final respects to Lee, who died Monday .