At least 36 people have died in a bus crash in North Korea, according to Chinese officials who described it as a “major traffic accident”.
Among the dead were 32 Chinese tourists and four North Koreans, China‘s foreign ministry said in a statement.
Another two Chinese tourists were badly injured and were in “acutely serious condition”, it added.
Footage on Chinese state broadcaster CCTV showed the mangled wreckage of a blue bus in the dark with rain falling. Rescue vehicles were on the scene, and the injured were shown being treated in a hospital.