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

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Snowstorm trapped nearly 1,000 trekkers on Mount Everest

Hundreds of trekkers stranded by a blizzard near the eastern face of Mount Everest in Tibet have been rescued and relocated safely, Chinese state media reported, as unusually heavy snow and rainfall pummelled the Himalayas.

The snowstorm left almost 1,000 trekkers trapped on the mountain, according to Chinese state media.

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Stuti Mishra6 October 2025 08:58

More than 200 people stranded in blizzard on Mount Everest

More than 200 hikers are stranded by a blizzard on the Tibetan slopes of Mount Everest.

Some 350 others have been led to safety by rescuers, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said, and rescuers were in contact with another 200.

The hikers were trapped at an elevation of more than 4,900 meters (16,000 feet), according to an earlier report fro...

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