In the mountain district KCR sense river log crossing
CHERKESSK, June 11. /TASS/. Tourist cars, which are 59 people were cut off from the world Karachai district of Karachay-Cherkessia due to the fact that mountain river washed away the log crossing, said on Sunday the press service of EMERCOM in the Republic.
“Tourists refuse to evacuate without vehicles — only 59 people. Food and drinking water they are provided. For the crossing of vehicles require the restoration of the road section located on the right side of the bridge, washed away by the water flow of the river”, the report States.
According to the MOE, the tourists overcame a log crossing across the river Hudes on Sunday evening. Later the water in the river rose and washed away the log deck, the tourists decided to stay for the night in the shed near the ferry trying to move Ford the river in the morning.
As told TASS in the press service of the Ministry, tourists are in a mountainous area of the Republic, the major residential settlements near there, next to the ferry is only a shed. For return back again people need to overcome the river Hudes, however, to smuggle on the opposite shore cars at the moment impossible.
On a place of works operational group of the Karachai fire rescue garrison, preparing for the extension of the rescuers of Karachaevo-Circassian POISKOVO-saving group. Threats to the life and health of tourists is not, say in the MOE.