More than 200 hikers are stranded by a blizzard on the Tibetan slopes of Mount Everest, as Chinese state media say authorities have been able to contact all of them, the BBC reports.
Some 350 others have been led to safety by rescuers, according to media reports
Heavy snow trapped hundreds of tourists trekking in the Tibetan valley leading to Mount Everest’s eastern face over the weekend, at the start of an eight-day national holiday in China.
A guide describes the snowfall as unusually high for this time of year, as rescuers guide tourists through blizzards around blocked paths and roads.
To the south of Tibet, 40 people have been killed in Nepal, hit by severe flooding and landslides triggered by the same storm.
