The rescue operations were in full swing on Sunday after a sudden blizzard imprisoned nearly 1,000 trekkers and climbers in distant campsites on the Eastern slopes of Mount Everest in Tibet, Chinese state media reported.
The snowstorm, which began on Friday evening, intensified and cut off the access routes over 4,900 meters at the weekend. Hundreds of villagers and rescue teams were deployed to clean heavy snow and to help visitors.
According to CCTV Chinese, about 350 trekkers were safely led to the Black Quudang Quatang on Sunday, while the contact was established with more than 200 others. However, it remains unclear whether local guides and support staff accompanying the trekking group.
Suddenly, heavy weather
October usually refers to the top season at Everest when the post-monzuna sky usually clear. This year’s unusually heavy snowfall and precipitation disrupted the holiday period and coincided with the eight -day national breaks in China. The authorities suspended the sale and entry into the scene of Everest since the end of Saturday.
A wider Himalayan impact
While Tibet was struggling with the blizzards, the neighboring Nepal was beaten by perennial rains that caused landslides, lightning floods and lightning strikes and killed at least 52 people since Friday. In the ILA district near the Indian border, 35 people died on several landslides, while nine remained missing after it was swept through the floods. Three others were killed in separate flash incidents.
The disaster underlines the volatile weather conditions across the Himalayas, which continue to threaten residents, climbers and tourists.
Mount Everest, known as Mount Qomolangma in China, costs 8,849 meters and is the highest peak in the world.
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