Mount Everest rescue: all hikers now safe after days stranded in powerful blizzard

7 months ago

Rescuers guided all of the remaining trekkers near the east face of Everest in Tibet to safety, including hundreds of local guides and yak herders, authorities said, ending one of the largest search-and-rescue operations in the region.

Hundreds of hikers were stranded in deep snow over the weekend in the isolated Karma valley after an unusually powerful blizzard dumped heavy snowfall in the region.

Snow fell throughout Saturday in the valley, which lies at an ...

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