At least 13 people have been killed and 31 injured after a bus carrying Chinese tourists slid off a road in Laos, the Chinese Embassy in Vientiane, the Laotian capital, said on Tuesday.
The bus was carrying 44 Chinese and two Laotians – a driver and a guide – when it skidded of the road and plunged into a ravine late Monday, prompting a rescue operation in a mountainous area where road conditions are poor.
The bus was traveling from Vientiane to Luang Prabang, an ancient capital and a UNESCO World Heritage Site popular with tourists some 300 kilometers (180 miles) north from the capital.
A Chinese medical team who were taking part in a joint humanitarian training exercise in Laos helped in the rescue effort, the Chinese embassy said in a statement on its website.
SOURCE:- Reuters