Reuters AlertNet Lite - Chinese searchers find clues to missing Russian group

Reuters AlertNet Full site

NEWSDESK

Chinese searchers find clues to missing Russian group

13 Sep 2007 00:30:07 GMT
Source: Reuters

BEIJING, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Chinese rescuers have found clothes and canoes left by six missing Russian tourists, but have yet to locate the group of outdoor adventurers missing in China's vast far west, state media reported on Thursday.

Searchers found the items on the Yurungkax River, which flows through the city of Hotan in the western region of Xinjiang, Xinhua news agency said.

The group had been exploring the wild river since mid-August and failed to turn up at Hotan early this month as planned, prompting the search.

"A local villager who had served as the guide of missing Russians identified these articles as theirs," Xinhua said.

China, with its vast deserts, mountains and forests, is attracting more and more adventure tourists looking for unusual holiday destinations that have yet to be over-commercialised.

Hundreds of local police and residents, as well as 40 Russian searchers, are continuing the hunt, the report said.

AlertNet news is provided by

Email this article Send comments

Countries

Small country map
© 2004 Europa Technologies Ltd.

Reset map

• China profile
· View map

• Russia profile
· View map

MORE >>

NGO latest

• Publications Update: a new newsletter from the International HIV/AIDS Alliance
International HIV/AIDS Alliance - UK

• Building the effectiveness of HIV prevention in China
International HIV/AIDS Alliance - UK

• New International Health Partnership must build on AIDS accountability
International HIV/AIDS Alliance - UK

• China floods test efforts to narrow urban-rural divide
IFRC - Switzerland

• ACT Dateline: ACT members increase support to flood-affected communities in Asia
ACT - Switzerland

MORE >>

Latest news

• Chinese searchers find clues to missing Russian group

• FACTBOX-UNICEF lists top causes of child deaths

• UNICEF says child deaths down sharply since 1990

• U.S. outfitter charged over Russian copter hunt

• Paraguay battles its worst-ever forest fires

MORE >>

Last updated:Thu Sep 13 00:31:59 2007