Over 200 hikers have been stranded after a blizzard struck the Tibetan slopes of Mount Everest, while around 350 others were safely escorted by villagers and rescue teams.
The conditions for those trapped at the campsites worsened on Sunday as snowfall continued unabated since Friday. Hundreds of local villagers and rescue personnel rushed essential supplies to the affected area.
According to a state-run CCTV report quoted by the BBC on Monday, more than 200 hikers remain trapped in the blizzard. Rescue teams have successfully guided approximately 350 climbers to safety.
Earlier reports indicated that over 1,000 holiday hikers were stranded in the slopes of Mount Everest, located in Karma Valley on the Chinese side of the mountain. Videos and eyewitness accounts shared on social media by the stranded climbers described thunder, strong winds, and continuous snowfall burying the tracks leading to the region on Sunday.
Chinese mainstream media has yet to provide detailed coverage of the blizzard, and only limited information is currently available. It is important to note that China is in the midst of an eight-day holiday starting October 1 to celebrate National Day and the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Mount Everest, known as Mt. Qomolangma in China, is the world’s highest peak, standing at over 8,849 meters.
In a related weather event, Typhoon Matmo, the 21st named storm of the 2025 Pacific typhoon season, made landfall along the eastern coast of Xuwen County, Zhanjiang City in southern China’s Guangdong Province on Sunday.
Local governments evacuated approximately 347,000 people from Guangdong and Hainan provinces in anticipation of the typhoon, which brought maximum wind speeds of 151 km/h.
*This story has been sourced from a third-party syndicated feed. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for the dependability, trustworthiness, reliability, or accuracy of the text. Mid-day management and mid-day.com reserve the sole right to alter, delete, or remove (without notice) the content at their absolute discretion for any reason.*
https://www.mid-day.com/news/world-news/article/over-200-climbers-stranded-after-blizzard-on-tibetan-slopes-of-mount-everest-350-rescued-23597421
Be First to Comment