Stranded tourists evacuated after multiple avalanches trap 1,000 people in China

Chinese state media said rescuers are evacuating tourists from a remote skiing area in the country’s north-west where dozens of avalanches have trapped more than 1,000 people for a week (CCTV/AP)

Rescuers evacuated tourists on Tuesday from a remote skiing area in north-western China where dozens of avalanches triggered by heavy snow have trapped more than 1,000 people for a week, state media said.

The avalanches have blocked roads, stranding both tourists and residents in a village in Altay prefecture in the Xinjiang region, close to China’s border with Mongolia, Russia and Kazakhstan.