Harsh weather kills 21 runners in Gansu, China ultramarathon

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This May 22, 2021, photo shows rescuers carrying equipment as they search for runners who were competing in a 100-kilometer cross-country mountain race when extreme weather hit the area, leaving at least 21 dead, near the city of Baiyin, China. AFP
Harsh weather kills 21 runners in Gansu, China ultramarathon
Mon, 24 May 2021
Twenty-one people were killed after hail, freezing rain and high winds hit runners taking part in a 100km cross-country mountain race in China, state media said on May 23.
The extreme weather struck a high-altitude section of the race held in the scenic Yellow River Stone Forest near Baiyin city in northwestern Gansu province on May 22 afternoon.

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