Stranded tourists saved from high winds in Xinjiang

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　　The tourists were traveling by car and bus on a provincial³ highway in Emin county of Tacheng prefecture when they were stranded Wednesday afternoon in Maytas, a high-wind zone, by strong gales⁴ sweeping⁵ at 70 km per hour, said Ghulahazi Islamgaz, a driver from the Maytas emergency rescue base.

　　Transportation authorities closed the highway, as the winds brought heavy snow and reduced visibility to less than 10 meters.

　　Snowplows and forklifts worked until after midnight and the stranded tourists were escorted away from the high-wind zone at 2 a.m. Thursday, he said.

　　The Maytas section of the highway reopened at 10 a.m.

　　Maytas is prone⁶ to high winds and blizzards⁷, which block roads and trap vehicles almost every winter.

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