Overview

• Roughly 900–1,000 people were trapped after a Friday snowstorm buried camps on the mountain’s Tibetan flank at around 4,800–5,000 meters.
• Tibet’s Blue Sky Rescue teams reported evacuating about 350 people, guiding many to the town of Qudang while hundreds remain awaiting assistance.
• Witnesses described collapsed tents, more than a meter of snow, blocked descent routes, and multiple cases of hypothermia.
• The County Tingri Tourism Company suspended ticket sales and closed the protected Everest area as crews work to clear snow and reopen access.
• The broader storm system caused deadly landslides and flash floods in the region, with at least 47 deaths reported in Nepal and nine in India.