Three people trapped for second day in a snowed-in car

TALDYKORGAN. December 22. KAZINFORM Three people - two men and a woman - were trapped in their snowed-in car in Alakol district of Almaty region. Their "Gazelle" stopped a few kilometers from the bridge over the pass Yrgaity. Huge snow drifts prevented further advance both forward and backward.
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Emergency department of Almaty region received a call for help at 8.30 am Friday. After eight hours of waiting the people ran out of gas, and it became impossible to heat the cabin.

Alakol emergency service sent a car "Ural", but due to high winds, drifting snow and zero visibility, it could not move off away from the district center Usharal. After that rescuers requested help from the military, who sent a tractor, trucks "UAZ" and "KamAZ" at 4.15 pm. The vehicles returned before reaching the goal. According to unofficial information, they lost way and got stuck in the snow.

The air temperature in the area of ​​the pass Yrgaity descended to the level of -35 degrees, wind speed was 25-30 meters per second.

The three people are still waiting for help.

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