Bus gets stuck in snow on way to Lake Kari: 49 passengers evacuated

On October 25 at 2:16 p.m., the operational center of the Aragatsotn region received a signal that a bus was stuck in a layer of snow on the highway towards Lake Kari and could not move further.

An operational group and a fire and rescue squad of the Ministry of Internal Affairs rescue service went to the scene. Rescuers, together with concerned citizens, evacuated 49 passengers, including 20 children, and took them to the village of Amberd.

Rescue workers pulled the bus itself out of the snowdrift using special equipment.