28 people evacuated from snow prison in E Kazakhstan
13:14, 25 January 2016
UST-KAMENOGORSK. KAZINFORM East Kazakhstan rescuers have evacuated 28 people from snow blockade on the Karaganda-Ayagoz-Bogaz road section.
According to the local emergencies authorities, the road was closed yesterday for blizzard and zero visibility.
The rescued people were the passengers of a bus which was moving from Almaty to Zaissan town. The bus was trapped in snow. All the passengers were transported to a safe area. No deaths or injuries were reported.