Japanese tourists died of the Great Wall of Snow Storm

Chinese media on November 5 said that two elderly Japanese tourists were killed and another injured after being caught in a big snowstorm when visiting the Great Wall.

According to a local government statement quoted by Xinhua, two women, 62 and 68, were confirmed dead, and another 76-year-old Japanese man was still missing on a snow-covered mountain. near the school in Hebei province, northern China.

Another Japanese tourist and a Chinese who made the Japanese travel agency currently being treated at a local hospital also belong to the same group, according to Xinhua.

The group came from Beijing to climb the mountain, part of the Great Wall tour on Saturday morning. They were trapped overnight on Saturday after arriving in a rugged mountain area in Huaihai District, Hebei Province, the statement said.

The bodies of two dead people were found at around 7 pm Sunday.

From Tokyo, Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura said the government is cooperating with China to: 'provide all the support needed to protect the Japanese'.

'We are very grateful for Chinese cooperation,' Mr. Fujimura told reporters.

White snow covered the Great Wall (Source: AFP)

Big storms swept across northern China last weekend, raining heavily in Beijing, Hebei and Inner Mongolia all night Saturday. Beijing had to warn the second level on Sunday after a sudden big snowstorm.

Within 24 hours on Sunday morning, snow fell 5.8cm in the city, accompanied by rain and cold weather, Xinhua said.

Hundreds of cars got stuck in the snow on the weekends. Authorities also launched public heating systems in Beijing before November 15 as usual, according to China Daily.