21 people lost their lives in the sudden extreme weather during the Mountain Marathon (Mountain Horse) race held in Gansu Province, China. The families of many of the victims refused to sign compensation agreements.
The families of the victims provided the newspaper with a compensation agreement, which was reached between A and B on a voluntary, equal and consensual basis, according to Shandong Business News-Speed Leopard News on Tuesday (May 25).
The terms of the agreement include “Party A voluntarily pays Party B a lump sum of 900,000 yuan for compensation, maintenance and alimony for the victims,” and “Party A shall bear the funeral expenses of the victims and the transportation expenses of 50,000 yuan in the process of dealing with the aftermath of the victims’ families. “.
A number of families of the victims were dissatisfied with the amount of compensation and the contractor refused to sign the agreement. One family member of the victims told the newspaper, “We feel that this is not a natural disaster, but a man-made disaster. 21 people how many are the backbone of the family ah.” The family also believes that the contractor is at fault and since it is responsible, it should show sincerity and pay the price.
Some other families of the victims said, “We are not asking for money, I am willing to exchange people back with money if I can. But now that it happened, what about the future?”
Baiyin City Party Committee Deputy Secretary, Mayor Zhang Xuchen on Tuesday at the fourth Yellow River Stone Forest Mountain 100 km off-road race public safety event press conference, said the current 21 victims of the 161 relatives arrived in Baiyin City, more than half of the families of the victims have basically accepted the compensation agreement.
The mountain horse that claimed 21 lives was held last Saturday in the Yellow River Stone Forest scenic area in Jintai County, Baiyin City, Gansu Province. 172 participants took part in the 100-kilometer cross-country race, including Chinese ultramarathon record holder Liang Jing.
Baiyin officials said at a press conference last Sunday that the weather changed suddenly around 1 p.m. Saturday in the high-altitude section, with hail, freezing rain, high winds and other catastrophic weather, and temperatures plummeted, making participants unwell and out of temperature, and some participants were lost.
Shandong Business News reported that Liang Jing’s father, Liang Hong, was “heartbroken” at the moment he learned of his son’s death. Liang Hong said, “There is no way, no way, this is life.”
Liang Jing’s wife, Liu Yin, told the newspaper, “Now Liang Jing is no longer here, the specific circumstances of his death, I still do not know. The child is still so small, I have to take care of her, how to do this in the future.” Liu Yin said her heart was in turmoil and she had not received a clear statement.
Huang Zeyuan, director of the Gansu Provincial Emergency Management Department, said Tuesday that a joint investigation team has been set up by the provincial party committee and the provincial government, which has “drawn from the relevant departments of the province to form the backbone of the business, while inviting the National Sports Administration, the National Meteorological Bureau of the marathon experts and meteorological experts to participate in the investigation.
Huang Zeyuan also said that the task of the joint investigation is to identify the direct and indirect causes of the incident and the damage caused, determine the nature of the incident, identify the responsibility of relevant departments, units and personnel, and put forward recommendations for the accountability of relevant personnel and specific measures to learn lessons.
The Lanzhou Marathon Organizing Committee said in an announcement on Wednesday (May 26) that the 2021 Lanzhou Marathon, originally scheduled for June 13, will be postponed, and the specific race time will be notified after a comprehensive safety risk assessment based on the actual situation.
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