Almost 900 people got stuck at the foot of Mount Everest. They were evacuated

A total of 580 tourists and over 300 guides and staff members who got stuck on the weekend on the Tibetan side of Mount Everest due to heavy snowfall, were evacuated – Xinhua agency said on Wednesday, quoting the authorities.

A violent snowstorm hit the Gama Valley on Saturday night, cutting off hundreds of people in tents at a height of over 4,900 meters

Tingri poviat authorities sent teams of rescuers with food, medicine, heating and oxygen inventory to the imprisoned. Horses and which were also used in the action. A total of nearly 700 people were imported on Monday and Tuesday to noon.

According to Xinhua, some tourists suffered hypothermia.

The incident occurred during the weekly national holiday in China, which ends on Wednesday and is a period of increased tourist traffic. Due to difficult weather conditions, tourist routes in the region were closed.

At the same time, in the neighboring Nepal, as a result of another snow storm, a South Korean mountaineer died. The tragedy took place on the weekend near the peak of the Mera, a mountain with a height of 6476 m above sea level, located south of Everest.

From Beijing Krzysztof Pawliszak (PAP)

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