Hikers brushed off warnings
By Xin Dingding | China Daily | Updated: 2009-07-14 07:43
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Rescuers bring three hikers to safety on Saturday in Tanzhangxia Canyon near Chongqing. Massive weekend rains triggered flash flooding in southwestern China that trapped 35 hikers inside the canyon, killing 15. Rescuers are continuing to search for four missing hikers after reaching 16 survivors. Liu Xingmin |
Fifteen hikers killed in a flash flood at a scenic gorge in Chongqing turned a deaf ear to warnings of an impending storm from local villagers.
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