The avalanche has occurred on a section of road between Pai village in Mainling county, in Tibet's south-west, leaving people and vehicles stranded.
Key points:It was not clear how many people were missingThe avalanche occurred on a section of road between Pai village in Mainling county and the exit of the Doxong La tunnel in Medog county, in Tibet's south-west, about 8pm on Tuesday local time, leaving people and vehicles stranded, China's Xinhua News Agency reported.Local authorities sent 131 people and 28 vehicles to the scene overnight, the state media-backed Global Times reported on Thursday.
China's Ministry of Emergency Management also dispatched a working group to China's Tibet Autonomous Region. As of 5:30pm on Wednesday, emergency rescue headquarters had dispatched 246 rescuers, more than 70 vehicles, 10 pieces of large-scale equipment and 994 search devices to excavate a rescue passage of 350 metres, the report said.
Located at an average elevation of around 3,100 metres, the region where the avalanche hit is considered "the Switzerland of Tibet" by many tourist firms.
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