THE management committee of the Kanas scenic area of Altay Prefecture, Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region issued a statement Saturday, saying that they will provide free accommodation to stranded tourists in the scenic area due to recent snowfall weather.

Starting from Jan. 6, the prefecture’s Burjin County ushered in several rounds of snowfall weather, resulting in avalanches on the roads leading from Burjin to several scenic spots, including Kanas, Hemu and Baihaba.

The transportation has been disrupted and a large number of passengers are left stranded.

According to the statement, tourists stranded in the villages of Kanas, Hemu and Baihaba can live in their hotel rooms for free and have free dinners at designated sites.

According to the local government, the traffic police department is trying to clean the road and unlock the traffic as soon as possible, media outlet The Paper reported Sunday.

A tourist named You told The Paper that he had been stranded in Hemu for four days.

“Although I feel a little uncomfortable to be stranded, the solutions made us feel warm,” he said.

(China Daily)