LANZHOU, May 23 (Xinhua) The death toll has increased to 21 after extreme weather hit participants in a 100-km cross-country mountain marathon race in Baiyin
The death toll has increased to 21 after extreme weather hit participants in a 100-km cross-country mountain marathon race in Baiyin City, northwest China's Gansu Province, the local rescue headquarters said on Sunday.
21 runners dead after disastrous weather hits ultra-marathon in China
Among the dead in Gansu province were elite Chinese long-distance runners, local media reported. By AFP Sunday 23 May 2021, 9:54 AM 2 hours ago 4,953 Views 0 Comments
Rescuers search for missing people on the race route at Yellow River Stone Forest in Baiyin City, China.
Image: Xinhua News Agency/PA Images
Rescuers search for missing people on the race route at Yellow River Stone Forest in Baiyin City, China.
Image: Xinhua News Agency/PA Images
TWENTY-ONE PEOPLE were killed after hail, freezing rain and high winds hit runners taking part in a 100-kilometre cross-country mountain race in China, state media said today.
By Press Association 2021
Rescuers in China say a number of people have died and others are missing in extreme weather during a mountain marathon cross-country race in the country s northwest
Twenty-one people running a mountain ultramarathon have died in north-western China after hail, freezing rain and gale-force winds hit the high-altitude track.
After an all-night rescue operation in freezing temperatures involving more than 700 personnel, rescuers confirmed that 151 people were safe out of a total of 172 participants.
Twenty-one had died, according to the official Xinhua News Agency, which said the runners suffered from physical discomfort and the sudden drop in temperature.