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Watch: Race to reach hikers stranded by Mount Everest blizzard

Chinese state media reports say around 350 people have been rescued and efforts are under way to reach more than 200 others.

Mount Everest rescue live: Race against time to save 200 hikers stuck in snowstorm

Over 200 hikers were stranded at Mount Everest, trapped by heavy snow after a blizzard, as rescuers raced against time to reach them.

1 dead in Qinghai, hundreds evacuated as China’s rescue in Everest area continues

One person has been reported dead in the wake of the sudden blizzard that engulfed Tibet and Qinghai over the weekend, as rescuers continue to evacuate hundreds of hikers from the eastern slopes of Mount Everest, according to official...

1 dead in Qinghai, 100s evacuated as China’s rescue in Everest area continues

One person has been reported dead in the wake of the sudden blizzard that engulfed Tibet and Qinghai over the weekend, as rescuers continue to evacuate hundreds of hikers from the eastern slopes of Mount Everest, according to official...

Snowstorm Traps Hundreds of Everest Hikers

The snowfall buried tents and reduced visibility. The local authorities said that they were in contact with the hikers and that rescue efforts were underway.

Nearly 1,000 hikers trapped by snowstorm on Mount Everest in Tibet during holiday

A snowstorm on Mount Everest’s eastern slopes in Tibet trapped nearly 1,000 hikers during China’s national holiday week, prompting large-scale rescue efforts and drawing global attention.

Hundreds rescued after snowstorm traps nearly 1,000 trekkers on Mount Everest

Heavy snowfall also forced ticket sales and entry to Everest Scenic Area to be suspended from late Saturday

Snowstorm traps hundreds of hikers on Mount Everest during China's national holiday

Rescue workers are helping hundreds of hikers trapped by heavy snow at a tourist camp on Mount Everest in Tibet

350 trekkers on Tibetan side of Everest rescued

Hundreds of trekkers were stranded near Mount Everest in Tibet due to a blizzard and unusually heavy precipitation. Rescuers successfully guided 350 trekkers to safety in Qudang, while contact was made with over 200 more. The remaining trekkers are...

More than 350 trekkers escape blizzard-hit Everest, hundreds still stranded

Rescued trekkers reach China's Qudang township while 200 others still face treacherous Everest conditions awaiting help.

Mount Everest rescue operation underway after snowstorm traps almost 1,000 hikers

The heavy snowfall also forced ticket sales and entry to the Everest Scenic Area to be suspended from late Saturday

Mount Everest rescue under way as snowstorm traps nearly 1,000 people

Hundreds of trekkers stranded by a blizzard are guided to safety by rescuersRescue efforts are under way on Mount Everest after a snowstorm trapped nearly 1,000 people in campsites on the eastern side of the mountain, according to Chinese...

Nearly 1,000 people trapped on Mount Everest slopes

Rescue teams have been deployed to clear the snow on the world's tallest mountain, Chinese state media reports.

Mount Everest blizzard: Nearly 1,000 trapped on eastern slope at Tibetan side; rescue efforts under way

A severe blizzard has left nearly 1,000 stranded on Mount Everest's Tibetan side, with rescue efforts underway amid heavy snowfall. Concurrently, devastating rains in Nepal triggered landslides and flash floods, causing at least 47 deaths and leaving nine missing....

Was prehistory a feminist paradise?

Visions of matriarchal utopia may be wishful thinking, but there’s growing evidence of women wielding powerThere is a stubborn and widely held idea that in some earlier phase of our species’ existence, women had equal status to men, or...

Hong Kong revamping school history subjects, with Communist Party founding added

Senior secondary school students will learn more about the Communist Party’s founding and its socialism under a coming overhaul of the curriculum of the Chinese history and history subjects, which analysts say will reinforce patriotism and Hongkongers’ national identity....

The Myth of Reality

A psychologist on how understanding the nature of reality is the foundation of Buddhism The post The Myth of Reality appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.

Marina Abramović: ‘I am going to be attacked by every tabloid in this country’

No one has done more to bring performance art into the mainstream. Ahead of her largest, most ambitious show to date, an erotic spectacle tapping into her Balkan heritage, the artist speaks with Annabel Nugent about creating art from...

India and China to resume direct flights after 5-year suspension

India and China will resume direct flights between their two countries this month after a five-year suspension, officials said, with bookings opening on Friday. Direct flights between the world’s two most populous countries were suspended during the Covid-19 pandemic...

India and China to resume direct flights after a five-year ban

India's IndiGo airline said that it would restart direct flights between Kolkata and Guangzhou from 26 October.

Son of Suu Kyi speaks out on icon mother’s military detention

In recent years, he has emerged as a new-generation icon of Myanmar’s pro-democracy movement. Kim Aris, the younger of two sons of imprisoned former State Counsellor Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi and her late husband, British Tibetologist Michael Aris,...

Tibetan broadcasts must return

For decades, the Tibetan services of Voice of America (VOA) and Radio Free Asia (RFA) served as lifelines — beacons of truth, piercing the fog of censorship that envelops Tibet. These broadcasts were ...

China first Tibetan woman pilot dreams of being ‘coolest captain’, excels at sport.

China’s first woman pilot from Tibet who excels in basketball and skateboarding and dreams of becoming the “coolest captain” has captured attention at the Changchun Air Show. On September 20, Gesang Baizhen, the 25-year-old fighter pilot with the Chinese...

Philadelphia Raises Flag for CCP Anniversary Despite Protests, Criticism

'The red flag of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is not a symbol of culture; it is the emblem of a brutal, totalitarian regime,' a local association said.