US EditionHundreds of Trekkers Escape From Blizzard-Struck Everest in Tibet
Rescue teams have evacuated over 350 trekkers so far as hypothermia cases rise amid an early-season blizzard blocking access to campsites above 4,900 meters.
- Late Sunday, rescue teams aided numerous climbers stranded by severe snowfall at camps on a Mount Everest slope in Tibet during China’s national holiday.
- A snowstorm struck the region amid the weeklong national holiday, forcing rescuers to respond and hikers to seek shelter as tents were crushed.
- About 350 hikers gathered at a meeting point in Tingri country, while rescuers maintained contact with another 200 stranded hikers above 4,900 meters elevation.
- Hundreds of rescuers ascended the mountain on Sunday to clear paths and evacuate trapped people, according to reports from Chinese state media and CCTV.
- The operation aimed to ensure the safety of all hikers amid dangerous conditions, highlighting challenges of mountain rescue during major holidays.
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Hundreds of Trekkers Escape From Blizzard-Struck Everest in Tibet
BEIJING—Hundreds of trekkers stranded by a blizzard near the eastern face of Mount Everest in Tibet have been guided to safety by rescuers, Chinese state media reported on Sunday, as unusually heavy snow and rainfall pummeled the Himalayas. As of Sunday, 350 trekkers had reached the small township of Qudang, while contact with the remaining 200-plus trekkers had been made, CCTV reported. Visitors to the remote valley of Karma, which leads to the…
More than 1,000 people, according to early Chinese media reports, were trapped in the Everest after being surprised by the intense snowfalls that erupted on the eastern slope of the roof of the world. Snowstorms in the Karma Valley, which leads to the eastern face of this eight thousand, began on Friday afternoon and continued on Saturday, blocking the path of hikers who were passing through this area. wf_cms.rss.read_more
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