More than 100 tourists were stranded in southwest China's
Yunnan Province by heavy snow as traffic had not resumed, local
government said Saturday.
The stranded tourists were in the Deqin county seat and some
remote villages of the county where traffic was still cut off, said
Adain, Deqin Tourism Bureau director.
They were safe and had no problems with food, clothing and
accommodation, said Adain.
Heavy snow 40 centimeters deep hit the tourist county Wednesday to
Friday, causing a cutoff of power, communications and roads in
certain areas.
Roads linking Deqin to the outside may be reopened by Sunday,
according to the official.
The county's diesel oil supply was tight, hindering efforts to
clear snow and repair roads, the official said. In some areas the
work has to rely all on hands due to lack of the fuel oil.
(Xinhua News Agency November 17, 2007)
