Twenty-one had died, according to the official Xinhua News Agency, which said the runners suffered from physical discomfort and the sudden drop in temperature. The runners were racing on an extremely narrow mountain path at an altitude reaching 2,000-3,000 metres during the 100-kilometre (62-mile) race at the Yellow River Stone Forest tourist site in Baiyin city, Gansu Province. But the weather had caught them off guard, and on the morning of the race on Saturday, he already sensed things were not normal. Video footage showed rescuers in winter jackets in the pitch dark night searching with flashlights along steep hills and narrow paths. Baiyin city mayor Zhang Xuchen held a news conference later on Sunday and profoundly apologised as the organizer of the event.

Source: Irish Independent May 23, 2021 02:35 UTC