MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Earlier in the day, the press service of Russia’s southwestern Kabardino-Balkarian Republic’s government told Sputnik that 7,700 people, including some 300 foreigners, remained cut off and informed that an "air bridge" had been set up to let people get in the town of Tyrnyauz, which they can take buses from.
"Due to the mudslide and the unpleasant weather forecast it is necessary to stir up the process of informing all tourist groups about the possibility to leave the region in the vicinity of Mount Elbrus via helicopters," Stepanov said.
A total of 525 people, including five children, are known to be in the region affected by the mudslide, the EMERCOM statement noted, specifying that the number implies 49 registered tourist groups of 301 people, including 133 foreigners.
