Twenty-one people dead as extreme weather hit an ultramarathon in China
Telegraph, 23 May 2021
Twenty-one people were killed after hail, freezing rain and high winds hit runners taking part in a 100km (62-mile) cross-country mountain race in China.
The extreme weather struck a high-altitude section of the race held in the scenic Yellow River Stone Forest near Baiyin city in northwestern Gansu province on Saturday afternoon.
Among the dead were elite Chinese long-distance runners, local media reported.
Read more: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/05/23/20-runners-killed-sudden-disastrous-weather-hits-cross-country/
Subscribe to The Telegraph on YouTube ► https://bit.ly/3idrdLH
Get the latest headlines: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/
Telegraph.co.uk and YouTube.com/TelegraphTV are websites of The Telegraph, the UK's best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture.
The extreme weather struck a high-altitude section of the race held in the scenic Yellow River Stone Forest near Baiyin city in northwestern Gansu province on Saturday afternoon.
Among the dead were elite Chinese long-distance runners, local media reported.
Read more: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/05/23/20-runners-killed-sudden-disastrous-weather-hits-cross-country/
Subscribe to The Telegraph on YouTube ► https://bit.ly/3idrdLH
Get the latest headlines: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/
Telegraph.co.uk and YouTube.com/TelegraphTV are websites of The Telegraph, the UK's best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture.
