100 tourists stranded on Kamchatka volcano
About 100 tourists, including citizens of Russia, China, Azerbaijan, Belarus, and Israel, were stranded on the Plotsky Tolbachev volcano in Kamchatka after a river overflowed and eroded about 30 kilometers of road. The group, which arrived on an off-road Ural truck, is awaiting evacuation due to poor visibility and weather conditions.
Consensus
- About 100 tourists were stranded on the Plotsky Tolbachek volcano in Kamchatka.
- The road to the volcano was eroded due to a river overflow, specifically the Studenaya River.
- Approximately 30 kilometers of road were washed away.
- The tourists arrived on an off-road Ural vehicle.
- The group is currently without reliable communication and has only one day's worth of food.
- Evacuation is delayed until morning due to darkness and poor weather conditions.
- All tourists are housed in heated tents and have access to food from a neighboring camp.
- The situation is under control, and rescue operations are being planned.
- The incident occurred on August 22, 2025.
- The tourists include citizens of Russia, China, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Israel.
Points of divergence
- One of the tourists, Tatyana from Azerbaijan, managed to find a spot with signal and contacted friends to request help. — ramio
- Tatyana Dolivets is part of a group of 16 people, not the entire group of 100. — fontanka
- The website of the Kamchatka MCHS has no separate announcement about the situation or rescue operation. — fontanka
- Some tourists reported a lack of food and near-total absence of communication. — vm
- The Klyuchevskaya Sopka volcano erupted on the same day, ejecting a plume of ash up to 5.5 km high. — vm
Coverage (3 sources)
- Blurred road cut off 100 tourists on Flat Tolbachik volcano — РИАМО
- Road washed away, food for one day: about 100 tourists stranded near volcano on Kamchatka — Фонтанка
- Shot: About 100 tourists stranded on a volcano in Kamchatka due to washed-out road — Вечерняя Москва