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Heavy snow causes school dining hall collapse, killing two

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Updated: 2009-11-12 11:31

Heavy snow causes school dining hall collapse, killing two
Vehicles are stranded in heavy snow on a road in Shijiazhuang City, North China's Hebei Province, November 10, 2009. Most parts in north and northwest China witnessed a heavy snowfall on Tuesday. [Xinhua] 

A boarding school in Xitantou village of Yongnian county, Handan, Hebei province collapsed under the pressure of heavy snow, due to a rare storm Wednesday, hebeinews.cn reported.

Two students died in the accident, a male and a female in their early teens, and six others were injured.

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"I saw many ambulances and fire engines as I passed by the school. When I hurried into the schoolyard, part of the dining hall roof had already fallen down. Many students were stuck there and bleeding, while parents were anxiously looking for their own children," a man surnamed Li, a student's parent, said.

Teachers and firefighters sent the injured students to hospital immediately, according to reports.
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