A man receives treatment at a hospital in Jingtai county after extreme cold weather killed participants of an 100km ultramarathon race in Baiyin, Gansu province, China May 23, 2021. - cnsphoto via Reuters
Beijing, May 24, 2021 (AFP): An investigation was underway Monday into the deaths of 21 runners during a mountain ultramarathon in northwest China, as harrowing testimony emerged from survivors who battled to safety through freezing temperatures and bone-chilling winds.
The extreme weather struck a high-altitude section of the 100km (62-mile) race held in the scenic Yellow River Stone Forest in Gansu province Saturday afternoon.
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