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Search for missing Russians put off

CONTINUOUS snowfall forced rescuers to suspend their search yesterday for two Russian tourists missing in an avalanche in southwest China's Sichuan Province. The tourists had little chance of survival after being... ...full story at Shanghai Daily

from Shanghai Daily on Wed, Nov 04 2009

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04 Nov 09 visit Rescue of missing Russians suspended due to heavy snow in SW China  »  People's Daily 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...
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