![]() Hayley Atwell is joined by her fiancé Ned Wolfgang Kelly at the Mission Impossible 7 premiere party as she shows off her stunning engagement ring Gansu, one of China's poorest regions, borders Mongolia to the north and Xinjiang to the west.ĭeadly floods and landslides have hit the province in the past, with mudslides reportedly killing more than 1,000 people in one town in 2010. Repeated calls to Baiyin city propaganda department were not answered. Gansu Party Secretary Yin Hong said it was 'necessary to learn painful lessons' from the event, state tabloid Global Times reported. Provincial authorities have set up an investigation team to look into the cause of the incident, state media reported. Gansu Meteorological Bureau warned of 'sudden heavy showers, hail, lightning, sudden gale-force winds' and other adverse weather conditions across the province in a report dated Friday.Ī CCTV commentary published Sunday afternoon urged sporting organisers to make failsafe contingency plans, and called on participants to be 'fully aware of the risks of extreme sports'. what kind of emergency plans did they have?' wrote one user. 'The local organisers have an inescapable responsibility for the bad weather in the marathon! Current weather forecast accuracy rates are very high. 'Come and save us, quick!'Ĭhinese social media erupted in mourning and outrage on Sunday, as users blamed organisers for perceived failings in contingency planning.Ī man receives treatment after extreme weather descended on the ultra-marathon race 'A few people have already lost consciousness and are foaming at the mouth,' wrote one unidentified participant. Screenshots of messages sent in the race participants' chat group were published in local media. 'As soon as I closed my eyes, I saw those who had fallen on the mountain,' the anonymous runner said. 'While descending the mountain, I was already experiencing hypothermia symptoms.'Īnother survivor was quoted as saying most victims were 'gods' of the sport who were frontrunners in the race. ![]() The cold became more and more unbearable,' one survivor was quoted as saying in local media. I couldn't stand up straight because of the wind, I was very worried I'd be blown over. 'My whole body was soaked through, including my shoes and socks. ![]() Photos published by Chinese media also showed a group of runners huddled together on the mountainside, some wrapped in insulation blankets. Some marathon participants, wrapped in heavy-duty blankets, were filmed being put on stretchers by rescuers. Video footage broadcast on state media showed emergency rescue personnel in combat fatigues carrying flashlights as they climbed through the rocky terrain at night. Helicopters fly close to the scene in China's Gansu province in the search for survivors ![]()
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