In a tragic incident, seven bodies have been recently recovered from Lake Baikal in Siberia after a tour bus carrying eight Chinese tourists broke through the ice and plunged into the water.
About Lake Baikal:
It is located in the southern part of eastern Siberia, south-central Russia, near the border with Mongolia.
It is the oldestexisting freshwater lake on Earth.
It is also the world’s largest freshwater lake.
It is also the world’s deepest lake.
Barguzini, Selenga, Upper Angara, Sarma, and Turka are the major rivers that drain into the lake.
However, the lake has only one outlet, the Angara River.
It is also home to the Buryat people, who follow the Tibetan Buddhist religion and reside on the eastern side of the lake, rearing goats, camels, cattle, and sheep.
The lake was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996.
Known as the 'Galapagos of Russia', its age and isolation have produced one of the world's richest and most unusual freshwater faunas.
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