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Victims of avalanche believed dead

TWO Russian tourists missing in an avalanche in southwest China had "virtually zero" chance of survival after being buried for five days, but rescue efforts would continue, local authorities said yesterday. The... ...full story at Shanghai Daily

from Shanghai Daily on Mon, Nov 02 2009

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28 Dec 07		Aragorn Avalanche! » YouTube videoAragorn digs to china but encounters an avalanche along the way.
02 Nov 09		Hope fading for survival of missing Russians in SW China: officials » People's Daily Two Russian tourists missing in an avalanche in southwest China had "virtually zero" chance of survival after being buried for five days, but rescue efforts would continue, local authorities said Monday. The likelihood of the man and woman surviving...
04 Nov 09		Rescue of missing Russians suspended due to heavy snow in SW China » People's Daily Continuous snow has forced rescuers to suspend their search on Wednesday for two Russian tourists missing in an avalanche in southwest China's Sichuan Province. The two tourists had little chance of survival after being buried for a week on Luotuo...
03 Nov 09		China vows utmost efforts to rescue missing Russian tourists » People's Daily A Chinese government official Tuesday said the authorities would spare no efforts to rescue the two Russian tourists missing in an avalanche in southwest China's Sichuan Province. "We have informed the Russian embassy in Beijing of details of the...
04 Nov 09		Search for missing Russians put off » Shanghai Daily CONTINUOUS snowfall forced rescuers to suspend their search yesterday for two Russian tourists missing in an avalanche in southwest China's Sichuan Province. The tourists had little chance of survival after being...
01 Nov 09		Two Russian tourists missing in southwest China mountain » People's Daily Two Russian tourists were reported missing in a scenic mountain in southwest China's Sichuan Province after an avalanche, said local authorities on Saturday. The management bureau of Siguniang Mountian in Aba Tibet and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture...

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