28 people were killed, and 5 others were seriously injured, in an avalanche in the Chinese city of Nyingchi.
According to the Chinese Xinhua Agency, a group of people got stuck inside a car tunnel, following an avalanche, along the road between Pai village in Mainling county and the exit of the Doxong La tunnel in Medog county.
The rescue crews managed to extract 53 people, who were stuck in the tunnel, after digging a 7.5 km corridor.
The region's emergency rescue headquarters has set up two special teams to provide meteorological services and communication support, and added 100 professional personnel to carry out all-out efforts to search for survivors and the remains of victims, CCTV reported on Friday.
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