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14 trapped in Altay village rescued, seven still missing

By Cui Jia | China Daily | Updated: 2010-01-22 07:44

Fourteen of the 21 people trapped for a month in a remote mountainous village of Altay, a city of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, in the wake of continuous snowstorms were rescued yesterday.

A search is on for the other seven .

The 21 people, believed to be illegal gold diggers, were trapped in the village, some 120 km from Altay, after a major snowstorm hit the region.

14 trapped in Altay village rescued, seven still missing

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