Hundreds Rescued from Mount Everest After Severe Snowstorm
Rescue operations are underway on the Tibetan slopes of Mount Everest โafter a snowstorm trapped approximately 900 people in camps on the mountain’s eastern side. Hundreds of rescuers and teams wereโฃ dispatched to the 4,900-meter elevation to assist those affected.
Around 350 individuals were broughtโ to safety andโค transported to the nearby town of Qudang on Sunday, according to local reports.
Mount Everest, standingโ at over 8,849โ meters,โ presents extreme dangers to climbers despite attracting numerous attempts โฃto summit each year. Recent yearsโค have seen growing concerns regarding overcrowding, environmental impact, and a rise in fatal climbing incidents.
The heavy snowfall began Friday night and intensified on the eastern slopes, a popular route โคfor climbers and hikers.”It wasโ so moist and cold that hypothermia was a real โthreat,” stated Chen Geshuang, a member of a tour group evacuated to Qudang. โTheir guide reportedly indicated this wasโข the worst โขweather he’d experienced on the mountain this year.
The region is facing โbroader extremeโค weather โchallenges.Heavy โrainfall in neighboring Nepal โhas triggered landslides โand flash floods, while China’s coastline was impacted โฃby โTyphoon Matmo, prompting the evacuation โฃof roughly 150,000 people.
