During the New Year period, Chinese tourists visiting Russia have encountered consecutive accidents. In addition to the tragic incident where 7 Chinese tourists died after their vehicle plunged into Lake Baikal, it was recently reported that over a hundred Chinese tourists were stranded in the “Aurora Village” for more than 40 hours due to heavy snow, and they were not rescued until New Year’s Eve morning.
According to reports from Upstream News, during the New Year period, a tourist from Shanghai, Ms. Sun, took her mother on a day trip to the famous Aurora Village in Russia, also known as the “end of the world” in Teriberka. The mother and daughter arrived in Teriberka on the morning of the 14th local time, but on their way back at night, they encountered heavy snowfall. The local authorities implemented restricted passage, causing their bus to be stranded on the road, spending the entire night on the bus. Dozens of other vehicles were also trapped along with the bus they were on.
Ms. Sun mentioned that on the 15th at noon, the tour guide managed to return to Teriberka to buy bread and hot water for the tourists. However, by the late afternoon of the 15th, the bus was still not allowed to proceed, and eventually, everyone had to return to Teriberka. They were accommodated in the only school in the area which provided heating, hot water, and restrooms. At that time, Ms. Sun also saw many Chinese tourists already staying on the first and second floors of the school.
On the morning of the 16th at 11 o’clock, Ms. Sun and her group were finally rescued and returned to the largest city in the area, Murmansk, after being stranded for over 40 hours.
A female tourist from Guangdong named Xiao Na expressed that she and her friends arrived in Teriberka on the 13th, originally planning to leave on the 16th. Due to worsening weather conditions, they decided to leave early on the evening of the 15th but found that the roads out of the area had already been closed. Since they had already checked out of their accommodations, they were also housed in the same school. Around 10 o’clock that evening, they were rescued by a road rescue armored police car along with several other Chinese tourists, leaving Teriberka. By that time, there were still over a hundred Chinese tourists stranded in various places such as guesthouses, hotels, schools, and cultural centers in Teriberka.
According to reports cited by Upstream News from Russian media, due to severe weather conditions and equipment malfunctions, a large number of tourists were stranded in Teriberka for about 2 days as transportation was suspended in the area. As of February 15th, approximately 480 tourists were stuck in Teriberka, including 343 foreigners. Currently, all stranded tourists have been safely evacuated.
In a previous incident on February 20th, a tour bus carrying 8 Chinese tourists sank into Lake Baikal in Siberia, Russia, due to the ice cracking on the lake surface, resulting in the deaths of the driver and 7 Chinese tourists.
On January 28th, a jeep carrying 10 tourists overturned while driving on the ice, which was not yet open for travel, causing the death of one Chinese female tourist and injuring four Chinese tourists.
Earlier Reports:
The bodies of seven Chinese tourists have been salvaged from Lake Baikal.
7 Chinese tourists sink into Lake Baikal, instant footage exposed.