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Rescue operations are underway on Tibet's eastern slope of Mount Everest, where nearly 1,000 people have been stranded after a severe blizzard blocked mountain access roads, according to Chinese state media. Hundreds of villagers and rescue teams have been mobilised to clear snow from the high-altitude area, which lies at over 4,900 metres (16,000 feet), Jimu News reported. Some tourists have already been evacuated, while ticket sales and entry to the Everest Scenic Area have been suspended since Saturday. The heavy snowfall began Friday evening and persisted through Saturday. Meanwhile, across the border in Nepal, at least 47 people have died due to flash floods and heavy rains.
Rescue efforts were underway on Sunday to clear access to campsites on Tibet's eastern slope of Mount Everest, where nearly 1,000 people have been trapped by a blizzard that has blocked roads, according to Chinese state media reports. Advertisement
Hundreds of local villages and rescue teams have been deployed to help remove snow blocking access to the area, which sits at an altitude above 4,900 metres (16,000 feet), according to a report in Jimu News.
Some tourists on the mountain have already been brought down the mountain, it added.
The snowfall began on Friday evening and continued throughout Saturday, according to notices on the official WeChat accounts of the local Tingri County Tourism Company, which said ticket sales and entry to the Everest Scenic Area were suspended from late Saturday.
Just over the border, in Nepal, 47 people have been killed by heavy rains and flash floods since Friday.
Source: Reuters
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