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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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