Seven construction (建筑) workers were confirmed dead after going missing in extreme weather conditions in Altay city in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, according to a statement     1     (release) by local government at late night on Monday.

Starting from Nov. 20, the     2     (strong) cold air recorded in a decade has been sweeping the city, bringing in strong winds, snowstorms and freezing cold temperatures, the statement said.

At around 11 pm on Saturday, local police received     3     emergency call reporting eight staff members had gotten lost near the constructing highway     4     links Altay and Burqin county.

After receiving the report, local government     5     (immediate) set up a rescue team and successively found the eight workers as of 11:10 am on Sunday and sent them to the hospital.

Seven of them were dead and the other     6     is in stable condition, the statement said.

Due to the suspension (暂缓) of construction caused by extreme weather, 14 workers     7     the site began to be transported to nearby town on Saturday evening by two different     8     (vehicle). The first vehicle arrived at the town at 9 pm     9     the second vehicle carrying eight workers was trapped 500 meters from the construction station.     10     (fail) to pull the vehicle out from the thick snow, they decided to walk back to the station. But soon they went missing!

An Ethiopian Airlines jet has crashed shortly after     1     (take) off from Addis Ababa, killing all on board.

Eight crew members, and 149 passengers, from more than 30 countries, including eight Chinese,     2     (be) on flight ET302 from the Ethiopian capital to Nairobi in Kenya. The plane     3     (put) to use on November 15 last year. Another plane of     4     same model was involved in a crash less than five months ago,     5     a Lion Air flight crashed into the sea near Indonesia with nearly 190 people on board.

The cause of the disaster is     6     (clear). However, it is said that the pilot had reported difficulties and had asked     7     (return) to Addis Ababa. An eyewitness at the scene told the BBC there-was an intense fire as the aircraft hit the ground. “The blast and the fire were so strong that we couldn’t get near     8    ” he said. “Everything is burnt down.”

Ethiopia bas declared Monday a national day of mourning(哀悼). Canadian Premier Minster Justin Trudeau said he was     9     (deep) sad to hear of the crash, adding: “We join the international community in mourning the loss of so many     10     (life).”