Overview

• Chinese state television reports that 350 people have been evacuated to Qudang and at least 200 remain stranded at a camp above 4,000 meters on the Tibetan side.
• Earlier reporting from the eastern flank described roughly 1,000 climbers and support staff trapped near a 4,900‑meter base camp, with several hundred already rescued and treated for hypothermia and frostbite.
• The storm struck suddenly Friday night with winds near 120 km/h and more than a meter of snowfall, blowing away tents, burying supplies, and dropping temperatures to around minus 20 Celsius.
• Access routes are blocked by deep snow and helicopters have been unable to fly, leaving hundreds of rescuers and local villagers to advance slowly on foot.
• Authorities are still accounting for those affected, including checks by Italy’s foreign ministry, and the same weather system has caused deadly flooding in Nepal with 47 reported deaths.