The north face of Mount Everest regularly draws large numbers of tourists. October is a peak season, when skies usually clear at the end of the Indian monsoon. Photograph: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images
Hundreds of trekkers stranded by a blizzard near the eastern face of Mount Everest in Tibet have been guided to safety by rescuers, Chinese state media reported on Sunday, as unusually heavy snow and rainfall pummelled the Himalayas.
As of Sunday, 350 trekkers had reached the small township of Qudang, while contact with the remaining 200-plus trekkers had been made, CCTV repor
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