Helicopters were evacuated from the area of landslide in the Elbrus region more than 900 people

910 people were evacuated from the zone of mudflow in Kabardino-Balkaria with the help of helicopters. Among them 113 children. On Sunday, September 3, RIA Novosti reported.

378 people transported during the day. To get them, the helicopters took 20 flights.

In from the disaster-affected areas the helicopters brought of 15.5 tons of food and necessities.

On mountain routes in the area of mount Elbrus remain 42 tour groups; their composition, according to the Agency, 54 foreign national.

Powerful mudslide came down in the night of 1 November in the Elbrus district of Kabardino-Balkaria. The territory of the state of emergency was in isolation, since the Federal highway Cool — Azau leading to the mountain resort “Elbrus”, washed away in several places. The zone to the landslide hit the pipeline, without gas supply remained settlements Terskol, Tegenekli, Elbrus and Upper Baksan, Neutrino, and the resort itself. The region entered emergency mode.

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