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Rescuers are evacuating tourists from a remote skiing area in China after multiple avalanches strand more than 1,000 people.

Beijing, Jan 17 (EFE).- Rescue teams evacuated thousands of tourists trapped in a remote ski resort in northwest China, after dozens of avalanches caused road blockages, state media reported Wednesday. According to state broadcaster CCTV, 1,558 tourists and 445 stranded vehicles were rescued after a storm hit Xinjiang region and snow blocked roads in Altay …

Around 1,000 tourists remain stranded in a remote holiday village after avalanches hit China's northwestern Xinjiang region with metres-high snow and fickle weather impeding evacuation, state TV reported on Tuesday. Road access to Hemu village, a scenic destination near the borders of Kazakhstan, Russia and Mongolia where the tourists were trapped, has been cut off by avalanches for several days now. The village is situated in Xinjiang's Altay Prefecture where continuous snowfall in some areas has lasted 10 days, it said.

Around 1,000 tourists remain stranded in a remote holiday village after avalanches hit China's northwestern Xinjiang region with metres-high snow and fickle weather impeding evacuation, state TV reported on Tuesday.

Avalanches block roads, stranding both tourists and residents in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, close to border with Mongolia, Russia and Kazakhstan | Travel