More than 200 climbers remain stranded on the Tibetan slopes of Mount Everest after a powerful blizzard swept through the region over the weekend, even as rescue teams and villagers managed to lead around 350 others to safety.
The situation worsened on Sunday as heavy snowfall, which began Friday, continued to batter the area.
Hundreds of local residents and emergency workers braved the severe weather to deliver food and essentials to those trapped at high-altitude campsites.
According to China’s state broadcaster CCTV, as reported by the BBC, over 200 hikers are still trapped amid the snowstorm.
Earlier estimates had suggested that more than 1,000 tourists were caught in the blizzard in Karma Valley, on the northern flank of the world’s highest peak.
Eyewitness videos shared on social media showed fierce winds, thunder, and thick snow obscuring trails and camps.
The remote area has remained largely cut off, and mainstream Chinese media have provided little official information on the disaster so far.
The incident coincides with China’s eight-day national holiday period, marking the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival, which began on October 1.
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Mount Everest, known in China as Mount Qomolangma, stands at 8,849 metres and forms part of the border between China and Nepal.
Meanwhile, in southern China, Typhoon Matmo — the 21st named storm of the 2025 Pacific typhoon season — made landfall on Sunday along the coast of Xuwen County in Guangdong Province.
Authorities evacuated nearly 3.5 lakh residents from Guangdong and neighbouring Hainan ahead of the storm, which packed maximum wind speeds of 151 kmph.
