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At least
20 runners died of cold
during a
mountain race
held this Saturday in a tourist area of the northern Chinese province of
Gansu
, local press reported today.
The race, in which the
172 participants had to cover more than 100 kilometers cross country
in a mountainous area, was interrupted after some of them showed
signs of hypothermia and physical problems
after the sudden drop in temperatures in an area of great altitude.
Affected by
hail, freezing rain and gales
around 1:00 p.m. local time (07:00 Spanish time) yesterday, some of them disappeared.
Rescue teams confirmed the
death of up to 20 of the runners
around 08:00 local time (02:00 Spanish peninsular time) this Sunday.
Authorities deployed a
team of more than 1,200 troops to try to find another runner who is still missing
, but a new drop in temperatures in the area overnight made tasks difficult.
The last part offered by the local government indicates that
151 of the participants are safe, although eight of them suffered minor injuries
for which they have received medical treatment, and are stable.
According to rescuers, the main problem was that
temperatures dropped to close to zero degrees
Celsius while the runners wore thin clothing that did not protect them from the cold.
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