Tourists evacuated from Gili-Su Gorge in Karachay-Cherkessia

Four tourists, who on July 5 got stuck in the Gili-Su Gorge in the Karachay District because of bad weather, were taken to the village of Khurzuk.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that in the evening on July 5, the tourists asked for help from rescuers, since they were not able to go down independently because of weather conditions. Rescuers went to them on the same day. However, it was impossible to get the tourists down and it became dark, the evacuation activities were suspended and resumed in the morning on July 6. The rescuers started to the tourists by foot.

At 8:15 p.m. rescuers from the Karachay-Cherkessian search and rescue squad of the Russian Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) approached a group of tourists in the Gil-Su Gorge, who failed to independently descend because of the bad weather conditions," reports the website of the regional department of the Russian MfE.

According to the MfE, all tourists were safely transported to the aul (village) of Khurzuk, and they did not need medical assistance.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on July 7, 2018 at 11:03 am MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.