Over 200 climbers still stuck on Mount Everest in Tibet by punishing blizzard, heavy rain

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Hundreds of trekkers stranded by a blizzard near the eastern face of Mount Everest in Tibet have been guided to safety by rescuers, Chinese state media reported on Sunday, as heavy snow and rainfall pummelled the Himalayas. As of Sunday, 350 trekkers had reached the small township of Qudang, while contact had been made with the remaining 200-plus trekkers, CCTV reported. "For me, if I was out there right now... I would say it's very much just a waiting game. They've been snowed in. To ensure that while they're waiting, they do so in a safe area where the avalanche risk is low," a veteran mountaineer and expedition leader, Nick Hollis, said. Hundreds of local villagers and rescue teams had been deployed to help remove snow blocking access to the area, where nearly 1,000 people had been trapped, according to an earlier report by state-backed Jimu News. Snowfall in the valley, which lies at an elevation averaging 4,200 metres, began on Friday evening and persisted throughout Saturday. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #mounteverest #tibet