Overview

• State media citing local authorities report that 580 tourists and more than 300 local companions, including guides and yak drivers, reached safety.
• Trekking parties were stranded near the mountain’s east flank at about 4,900 meters after a sudden storm collapsed tents and blocked routes.
• Evacuations moved people to the Qudang collection point, with the final groups arriving on Tuesday, according to officials.
• Separate rescues in Qinghai recovered 251 people, and one person died from hypothermia and altitude illness, local authorities said.
• Trekking and camping were suspended in parts of Xinjiang during the Golden Week holiday as a precaution.