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Nightmare marathon: 21 dead after extreme cold upends 100-km cross-country race in China
May 24, 2021 by Robert
The original headline said “extreme weather” without mentioning the cold. I have change that headline for honesty’s sake. Global warming fraud, anyone? (The BBC and Yahoo also labeled it “severe weather” instead of severe cold.) Cover-up, anyone?
Here are excerpts from the article:
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Nightmare marathon: 21 dead after extreme weather upends 100-km cross-country race in China
23 May 2021
A marathon in northwestern China’s Gansu Province turned into a fight for survival after hail, freezing rain, and strong winds lashed a high-altitude stage of the race, leaving 21 people dead.
The race kicked off Saturday morning in Jingtai Yellow River Stone Forest, a popular tourist attraction and park covering around 50 square kilometers, located southeast of Jingtai County in Gansu Province.
https://www.iceagenow.info/nightmare-marathon-21-dead-after-extreme-cold-upends-100-km-cross-country-race-in-china/
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172 people were taking part in the race
More than 700 rescuers and army personnel used thermal-imaging drones and radar detectors to try to find runners caught by the storm in the race in Yellow River stone forest near Baiyin in north-western Gansu province, officials said.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/23/runners-dead-extreme-weather-hits-mountain-running-race-gansu-china