Chinanews.com, Lanzhou, May 23 (Reporter Wei Jianjun and Liu Yutao) According to the report of the Emergency Command Headquarters in front of the public incident of the 4th Yellow River Stone Forest Mountain Marathon 100km Cross-Country Race, as of 12:00 on May 23, all the remains of 21 victims were transported out At the scene of the disaster, the emergency rescue operation ended.
A total of 172 contestants in the cross-country race, 151 personnel were retrieved by safe search and rescue (of which 8 wounded have been promptly sent to the hospital for treatment).
According to the headquarters, this was a public safety incident that occurred due to a sudden change in weather in a local area.
The Gansu Provincial Party Committee and Government has established an incident investigation team to further investigate the cause of the incident.
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