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7 killed in Tibet's 'worst snowstorm' |
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Written by M.Seither
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Weather Woes
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CNN
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BEIJING, China (CNN) -- At least seven people have been found dead after "the worst snowstorm on record in Tibet," China's state-run news agency reported Friday.
About 1,350 people were rescued in Lhunze County -- another 300 were trapped -- after nearly five feet (1.5 meters) of snow blanketed much of Tibet this week.
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The storm caused buildings to collapse, blocked roads and killed about 144,000 head of cattle, the state-run China Daily newspaper reported.
The seven people who died either froze to death or were killed as a result of collapsing buildings, and one person is still missing, China Daily said.
 "For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now" -- Romans 8:22
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