Many tourists descending a 986-meter glass slide were surprised by heavy rain on Wednesday. Result: one dead and several injured.
A tourist attraction in Liaoning province was the scene of a tragedy on Wednesday. Open since last August in Huguxia, a 986-meter-long glass slide allows visitors to quickly descend a mountain. As a video promoting this facility shows, visitors hurtle down the slope without special protection.
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Heavy rain hit the area on Wednesday, making the slide extremely slippery. Unable to manage their speed, several tourists collided violently, one of them losing his life. A video that has gone viral on social media shows many injured lying on the ground, waiting for help.
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In one communicated, the local tourist office presented its “sincere apologies” and assured that the lives of those injured – whose number is unknown – were not in danger. The Huanren County government has formed a special team to investigate this tragedy. Popular in China, glass slides are regularly criticized for their lack of safety. Since 2017, at least three people have died in similar circumstances.
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