Overview

• State broadcaster CCTV says about 350 people have reached Qudang and contact has been made with roughly 200 trekkers still in the valley.
• Local authorities confirmed one death from exposure during the incident on Everest’s eastern Kangshung side.
• Snowfall began Friday evening around 4,200 meters and persisted through Saturday, collapsing some tents and creating acute hypothermia risks.
• The storm struck during China’s eight-day National Day holiday, when hundreds of visitors had gathered in the Karma valley approach.
• Government-organized rescue teams and Tibetan villagers are clearing blocked routes and escorting remaining groups to safety, with one guide saying she had never seen October weather like this.