Two Japan tourists die in Great Wall storm: Beijing [1]

Radio Netherlands Worlwide - 11/5/12

Two elderly Japanese tourists died and another was missing after being trapped in sudden heavy snowstorms during a visit to the Great Wall of China, Beijing said Monday.

Pedestrians make their way along stairs on a overpass after a heavy snow-fall in Beijing. AFP PHOTO/WANG ZHAO

Two women, aged 62 and 68, were confirmed dead, and a 76-year-old Japanese man remained missing on a snow-covered mountain near the wall in China's northern Hebei province.

Another Japanese tourist and a Chinese man who works for a Japanese tour agency were receiving medical treatment at a local clinic.

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