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Nearly 1K Trekkers Trapped on Blizzard-Struck Mount Everest
A rare snowstorm during peak trekking season trapped nearly 1,000 hikers on Everest’s Tibetan slopes; rescue teams have evacuated 350 people while 200 remain stranded, officials say.
- 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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350 hikers were rescued while they were trapped on the eastern side of the mountain, Tibetan side, although the search continues to find the 200 people still blocked on Monday.
·Paris, France
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On Monday, 6 October, the Chinese official media announced the death of a person, a hypothermia, after a violent storm on the Tibetan plateau. A large relief operation is under way.
·Paris, France
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Hundreds of hikers are trapped on Mount Everest after a snowstorm
A hiker who rushed to descend before snow blocked the way said that others still on the mountain told him the snow was 3 feet deep and had crushed tents.
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