Chinese firefighters rescue truck drivers trapped in snowstorm

Firefighters rescued several truck drivers trapped in a snowstorm in Xinjiang region on Wednesday after heavy snowfall caused traffic accidents and dangerous road conditions.

The firefighters rescued the driver trapped inside a deformed cab and two semi-trailer truck drivers stranded in a snowstorm in Xinjiang’s Turpan City. Multiple areas in Xinjiang had been hit by heavy snowfall in recent days and snow reached more than 40 centimeters in some road sections in the mountainous areas of Manas County.