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Rescue of missing Russians suspended due to heavy snow in SW China

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... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Wed, Nov 04 2009

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