More than 200 people and 1,000 yaks and sheep, trapped for a week under heavy snow in a village of Tibet Autonomous Region, were finally rescued on Monday. For four days between Oct. 5 and Oct. 8, a heavy storm buried southern Tibet in as much as... ...full story at People's Daily
from People's Daily on Tue, Oct 13 2009
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5 rescued from Tibet snowstorm, 11 still stranded » china.org.cn Five people stranded by a snowstorm in Tibet Autonomous Region were rescued early on Sunday morning, while 11 rescue team members remained trapped for a third day, a local police spokesman said. |
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One killed, 15 rescued in Xinjiang heavy snowstorm » china.org.cn Fifteen herdsmen have been saved, but one other has been killed when a heavy snowstorm hit pastureland in Kuqa County of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. |
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Heavy snow affects road traffic in Tibet » People's Daily More than 30 people were trapped after melted snow flooded and damaged part of a major road in Tibet on Thursday. A heavy snow hit Ali in Tibet from Wednesday night to Thursday morning. Melted snow triggered flash floods, damaging the foundation of... |
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25 people stranded in Tibet snowstorm » china.org.cn A snowstorm in Tibet Autonomous Region trapped 25 people on Sunday, while 72 others were evacuated, officials said. |
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Snowstorm cuts traffic into Tibet » Shanghai Daily AT least two people are missing and roads have been blocked by heavy snow which began to fall on Sunday in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Armed police are struggling to clear roads to restore traffic,... |
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