The "wild trip" trend shared by many Tiktokers and Chinese bloggers recently has attracted the attention of many netizens in this country. Accordingly, they will go to explore pristine tourist attractions with high dangers without warning tourists.
Recently, a flash flood suddenly hit a picnic spot in Long Tao Cau valley (Long Mon mountain, Pengzhou city, Sichuan province, China) - a destination that many people review and praise. As a result, the flood killed seven people and injured eight others.
A video recorded a horrifying scene when a flash flood hit a dry stream in Long Tao Cau valley. At that time, many tourists did not know about the danger and were still camping here. Therefore, many people could not run away in time and were swept away by floodwaters.
On social networks, many people expressed shock and sorrow at the incident. The Global Times criticized influential people on social media for creating content promoting destinations for "wild trips" without paying attention to public safety.
A warning signs and fences have been erected and security guards have even been sent to warn tourists, but those measures have been largely ineffective, the article shared.
Long Tao Cau Valley in Sichuan is actually a flood discharge channel, where floods and landslides are likely to occur. This area is known as a tourist attraction just because of the advertisements of Tiktokers and bloggers on social networks.
The "wild trip" trend began to popularise in China in 2020. Most of the destinations recommended by Tiktokers, famous bloggers on social networks, are hot and attractive to many people, so experience. Previously, they were little known for being wild, dangerous, and close to nature.
This is not the first time this trend has killed tourists. In 2022, a flash flood in Duobi canyons in An Thi, Hubei province killed 13 people.
The death of 7 tourists in Sichuan has upset the community, calling on authorities to closely monitor the trend of "wild trips", so that they do not cause danger when promoting online or through the media.
