China ultramarathon: 21 die after extreme weather hits cross country race

China ultramarathon: 21 die after extreme weather hits cross country race
Joanna Taylor and Shweta Sharma
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Twenty-one people have died after extreme weather hit a cross-country ultra-marathon across a mountain in northwest China.
Participants on the 60-mile course were subjected to hail, freezing rain and gale-force winds after a sudden drop in temperatures at the Yellow River Stone Forest in Baiyin city, Gansu province, China’s state-run Xinhua News Agency said.
The race was brought to an emergency stop at around 1pm on Saturday, but not all of the runners could immediately be located on the high-altitude track.

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