Death toll rises to 21 due to extreme weather in mountain marathon at China's Gansu

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, an emergency vehicle drives toward the Yellow River Stone Forest tourist site in Baiyin in northwestern China's Gansu Province, Sunday, May 23, 2021. Rescuers in China say a number of people have died and others are missing in extreme weather during a mountain marathon cross-country race in the country's northwest. - AP

LANZHOU, May 23 (Xinhua): The death toll has increased to 21 after extreme weather hit participants in a 100-km cross-country mountain marathon race in Baiyin City, northwest China's Gansu Province, the local rescue headquarters said on Sunday.

Another 151 participants were confirmed safe, of which eight with minor injuries were treated in the hospital and in stable condition.