Four Belarusian tourists covered by snow avalanche in the mountainous massifs Lovozerskoj in Murmansk region of Russia. At the moment 22 lifesavers are involved in search operations at the place of accident. It was reported by the press service of the head-office of Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Murmansk region.
March 3, Belarusian six-man tourists group arrived to the foothills of Hibin. The group was not registered in the Murmansk search and rescue office, as security measures requires.
March 8, at 2.30 p.m., there was recorded the avalanche in this area. As a result, four tourists were covered by snow, two young men — 1981 and 1989 year of birth — survived, informs BelTA.
At the beginning, young men tried to find their friends by their own, but after unsuccessful attempts, went for help to the closest town — reached by them only in the evening of March 9.
The head-office of Ministry of Emergency Situations informs that that search operations are complicated because of bad weather. At the time, four Belarusian tourists — with two girls among them — are still missing.
