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5 rescued from Tibet snowstorm, 11 still stranded

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. ...full story at china.org.cn

from china.org.cn on Wed, Jan 23 2008

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