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Story summary
- A tour bus carrying Chinese tourists sank in Lake Baikal, Russia, on February 20, 2026, killing seven, and the Chinese Consulate General in Irkutsk has been informed.
- The bus fell through a three-meter ice fissure and was found 18 meters underwater.
- Eyewitnesses reported one tourist escaped.
- Irkutsk Governor Igor Kobzev said the ice road was not cleared for use, and a criminal investigation into potential negligence has been opened.
