CGTN published this video item, entitled “Firefighters rescue 5 people stranded in car as storm hits Tibet” – below is their description.
Firefighters rescued five people trapped in a car stranded by a snowstorm on Friday night in Zayu County, southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region. The waist-high snow caused five people to be stuck in their car at an altitude of 4,690 meters, up a mountain road. After receiving a call for help about 10:00 p.m., a squad of 10 local firefighters rushed to the scene with rescue equipment, cold-proof clothes and other supplies. Firefighters finally managed to reach them at about 1:00 a.m. An hour later, they succeeded in clearing the road and bringing those stranded to safety.
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https://news.cgtn.com/news/2022-04-03/Firefighters-rescue-5-people-stranded-in-car-as-storm-hits-Tibet-18W5yfuWvdK/index.html
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In This Story: Tibet
Tibet is a region in East Asia covering much of the Tibetan Plateau spanning about 2,500,000 km2. It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people as well as some other ethnic groups such as Monpa, Tamang, Qiang, Sherpa and Lhoba peoples and is now also inhabited by considerable numbers of Han Chinese and Hui people.
Tibet is the highest region on Earth, with an average elevation of 4,380 m (14,000 ft). Located in the Himalayas, the highest elevation in Tibet is Mount Everest, Earth’s highest mountain, rising 8,848.86 m (29,032 ft) above sea level.
The Tibetan Empire emerged in the 7th century. At its height in the 9th century, the Tibetan Empire extended far beyond the Tibetan Plateau, from Central Asian’s Tarim Basin and the Pamirs in the west to Yunnan and Bengal in the southeast.
The region declared its independence in 1913 and maintained its autonomy until 1951. Today, China governs western and central Tibet as the Tibet Autonomous Region while the eastern areas are now mostly ethnic autonomous prefectures within Sichuan, Qinghai and other neighbouring provinces.
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