Bus with Chinese tourists crashes through ice on Russia’s Lake Baikal, killing 8

SCMP · 2026-02-21
Bus with Chinese tourists crashes through ice on Russia’s Lake Baikal, killing 8

A tour bus carrying Chinese tourists plunged through the ice on Russia’s Lake Baikal, killing eight people, officials said. One of the Chinese tourists managed to escape from the bus, which was crossing the frozen lake on Friday, Irkutsk regional Governor Igor Kobzev wrote in a Telegram post on Satu