SEVEN CHINESE CHILDREN DIED WHEN THE WALL OF A SPORTS CENTRE COLLAPSED DURING A STORM, A NEWSPAPER SAID ON MONDAY. HIGH WINDS ON SUNDAY IN NORTHERN SHAANXI PROVINCE BLEW DOWN A TELEGRAPH POLE WHICH DEMOLISHED THE 20-METRE WALL NEXT TO WHERE A GROUP OF 10-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN WERE HAVING A TAEKWONDO LESSON. "THE CHILDREN DIED OF HEAD INJURIES BEFORE THEY GOT TO HOSPITAL," A DOCTOR WAS QUOTED AS SAYING BY THE HUASHANG NEWSPAPER. LI TANGTANG, VICE-GOVERNOR OF THE PROVINCE, VISITED 10 INJURED CHILDREN IN HOSPITAL AND SAID OFFICIALS WERE INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT.
