Nikolai Lityuk, head of the North Caucasus Regional Center of the Russian Ministry for Emergencies, visited Prielbrusie and met Alexander Tsipkovsky, head of the North Caucasus Regional Rescue Group of the Russian Ministry for Emergencies, and Boris Tilov, head of the Elbrus Mountain Rescue Group of the Russian Ministry for Emergencies, Interfax-South reports.
Lityuk ordered construction of safety cables for alpinists, according to the letter climbers filed to the Russian minister for emergencies. The officials met at a height of 5,000 meters.
