Twenty-one people died in China as a result of sudden bad weather that hit 172 runners who were participating in a mountain marathon in the Yellow River Stone Forest near the city of Baiyin, Gansu province. The state television CCTV reports it.
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The other 151 participants are safe; eight of them were treated in the hospital for minor injuries and hypothermia. “Around noon, the high altitude stretch of the race, between 20 and 31 kilometers, was suddenly hit by disastrous weather conditions – explained Zhang Xuchen, mayor of Baiyin – in a very short time, hail and freezing rain suddenly fell on it. ‘area. There were storms and strong winds. The temperature dropped sharply. ”
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