US EditionCyclone Chaos: Everest Tourism Halted Amid Snowstorms
A coordinated helicopter evacuation will airlift 100 Israeli trekkers from three remote villages amid sub-zero temperatures and over half a meter of snow, officials said.
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AlKhaleej TodayHeavy snow from cyclone shuts Everest region in Nepal, Tibet; helicopter crashes in rescue attempt
KATHMANDU, Oct 29 — The Nepali and Chinese sides of the Everest region were closed to tourism on Wednesday due to heavy snow brought by cyclone winds, with deep snowdrifts causing a helicopter to crash as it tried to rescue stranded trekkers, authorities said.Visited by thousands of trekkers and climbers, the region around Mount Everest has been blanketed by snow since Monday as a cyclone from the Bay of Bengal churned across India, ushering in …
Dozens of Israeli hikers who were trapped in a severe snowstorm in the mountains of Nepal over the past 24 hours began to evacuate from the danger zone this morning (Wednesday). According to reports from the company Passportcard, which insures the group, the group of Israelis who were in the village of Samado were moved on foot to the village of Samgun, which is located at a lower altitude, where conditions are more comfortable and safer, and a…
About a hundred Israelis are stranded in a rural area in Nepal due to a snowstorm. The travelers are in huts and there is no danger to their lives. Helicopter rescue from Kathmandu is planned for tomorrow morning
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