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Rescues Advance After Everest Snowstorm as Monsoon Floods Kill Dozens in Nepal and India

About 350 people have been moved to Qudan, with deep snow and damaged routes slowing further operations.

Blick aus dem Flugzeug auf das Himalaya-Gebirge mit dem Mount Everest.
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Auf diesem Foto steigen Dorfbewohner mit ihren Ochsen und Pferden den Berg hinauf, während sie versuchen, Hunderte von Wanderern zu erreichen, die durch den starken Schneefall in den Touristenlagern am Hang des Mount Everest in Tibet eingeschlossen sind.
Ein Screenshot aus einem Video zeigt Wanderer, die ihren Lagerplatz verlassen, als ungewöhnlich starker Schneefall und Regen den Himalaya in der Region Tibet in China heimsuchten.

Overview

  • Chinese state media report that at least 350 trekkers were evacuated from camps near 4,900 meters, and contact has been made with more than 200 others.
  • Hundreds remain isolated on the Tibetan flank as heavy snow blocks roads and crushes tents, forcing rescuers and local villagers to dig out access by hand.
  • Authorities have closed access and halted ticket sales for the Everest Scenic Area on the Tibetan side during the ongoing response.
  • Separate monsoon rains triggered landslides and floods that killed more than 60 people in Nepal and India, including at least 37 in Nepal’s Ilam district, with several still missing.
  • State broadcaster CCTV reported a weather-related death in China’s Qinghai province, and Nepal’s interim leader announced two days off and urged people to avoid nonessential travel.