Russian women survive landslide at Nepal-Tibet border
Two Russian women survived a deadly landslide at the Nepal-Tibet border crossing after noticing the approaching debris flow and fleeing to higher ground with their group. They were later evacuated to Kathmandu with assistance from the Russian embassy.
Consensus
- Two Russian women, Ekaterina Krasukova and Iryna Ulgan, survived a landslide at the Nepal-Tibet border.
- The landslide occurred at the Rasuwa Gadhi border crossing in Nepal.
- The women were part of a group traveling to Mount Kailash in Tibet.
- They escaped by fleeing from their bus and climbing to higher ground using a nearby staircase.
- All 12 members of their group and people from neighboring buses also survived.
- The survivors spent the night in shelter and were later evacuated by helicopter to a military base and then to Kathmandu.
- The Russian embassy is assisting with document recovery and reissuance.
- Eight other tourists from the area arrived in Kathmandu on their own.
- The landslide was triggered by the sudden collapse of a mountain glacier, causing a powerful debris flow and local seismic tremors.
Points of divergence
- The women were waiting at the border checkpoint on the Nepalese side when the landslide occurred. — riamo
- Iryna Ulgan was asleep in the bus when she was awakened by her friend's warning cry. — vesti
- The women had only a few minutes to escape before the landslide reached full force. — vesti
- The number of fatalities from the flood in Nepal has risen to 389, with 466 injured and over 900 missing. — vesti
Coverage (2 sources)
- Russian women survived during a flood at the border of Nepal and Tibet — РИАМО
- Survivors of the Nepal flood Russian women told about rescue — Вести