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Translated by: Flutura Gashi-Mehmeti
- 5 October 2025 12:32
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Rescue efforts were underway Sunday to establish access to camps on the eastern slope of Mount Everest in Tibet, where nearly 1,000 people are stranded by a snowstorm that has blocked roads, according to Chinese state media reports.
Hundreds of local villagers and rescue teams have been deployed to help remove snow blocking access to the area, which is located at an altitude of over 4,900 meters, according to a report in Jimu News.
Some tourists have already descended from the mountain, the report further states.
The snowfall began on Friday evening and continued throughout Saturday, according to announcements on the official WeChat accounts of the local tourism company of Tingri district, which said ticket sales and entry to the Everest Panoramic Area have been suspended from Saturday.
Just across the border, in Nepal, 47 people have been killed by torrential rains and flash floods since Friday.