All blizzard-stranded hikers, guides and porters at Mt Everest, Qilian Mountains rescued

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(TibetanReview.net, Oct08’25) – All the nearly 900 hikers and local hiking service personnel stranded by heavy snowfall in Tibet’s Mt Everest County of Dingri County, Shigatse City, emerged safely by Oct 7, reported China’s state news agency Xinhua Oct 8. Also, a total of 251 trapped individuals were evacuated from the Qilian Mountains (Tibetan: Dola Ringmo) in Qinghai province, reported China’s official chinadaily.com.cn Oct 8.

In Dingri, a total of 580 hikers and more than 300 personnel, including local guides and yak herders, arrived safely in Qudeng (Chuthang) Township and nearby areas, where local staff were organizing their return journeys in an orderly manner, the cou...

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