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Twenty-one runners dead as disaster rocks cross-country marathon in China
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, local officials said on Sunday.“Abrupt, extreme weather” hit a high-altitude section of the race held in the Yellow River Stone Forest near Baiyin city in northwestern Gansu province around 1pm Saturday, Baiyin city officials said at a briefing.
“At around noon, the high-altitude section of the race between 20 and 31km was suddenly affected by disastrous…
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