Overview

• Local reports indicate roughly 1,000 people remain trapped across several camps on Everest’s Tibetan side after a sudden early‑October storm.
• A caller reached rescuers around 5:00 on Oct. 5 reporting hypothermia cases and serious conditions in some groups.
• Visibility dropped to under one meter as heavy snowfall buried tents, immobilized yaks, and iced roads at the 4,900‑meter base camp.
• Rescue teams, villagers, and professional guides are clearing snow with specialized machinery, but deep drifts and patchy communications are limiting progress.
• The Everest Landscape Park closed at 17:50 on Oct. 4 with ticket sales suspended, roads reported impassable, and authorities urging travelers to postpone visits.