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Heavy snow-fall in Georgia hits foreign tourists

06 January 2010 [17:33] - TODAY.AZ
Heavy snow-fall in the Georgian spa town of Gudauri hit seven foreign tourists. They were skiing in the banned area and turned out under the avalanche, the Georgian Emergency Situations Service told Trend News.

All seven tourists were rescued.

The six victims managed to rescue themselves from the avalanche.  The seventh tourist was saved by the rescuers.

All victims are in a state of shock. According to preliminary data, they are Russian citizens.

Presently, the tourists are in the hospital to receive the necessary aid.

/Trend News/
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