BEIJING (AFP) – Search and rescue operations after a devastating avalanche that engulfed travellers on a Tibetan highway have ended, Chinese state media reported, with the death toll now at 28. The snowslide occurred on Tuesday evening at the exit of a mountain tunnel in southeastern Tibet, trapping a number of people in their vehicles.
China’s Ministry of Emergency Management sent a disaster response team to the region the following day.
More details on Sunday’s Borneo Bulletin
