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Due to snowstorm Almost 1000 people are stranded on Mount Everest
KEYSTONE/Kunga Sherpa
A thousand people are holding out in tent camps on Mount Everest after a heavy snowstorm. They are at an altitude of 4900 meters.
05.10.2025, 18:29
05.10.2025, 18:33
dpa
According to reports in Chinese state media, almost a thousand people are stuck on the Tibetan side of Mount Everest after a snowstorm. The people are said to be in mountain camps at an altitude of around 4900 meters. Some of their tents have been damaged by the storm - the access roads are blocked by masses of snow. A rescue operation has already begun.
According to a report by the state news platform Jimu Xinwen, there were also casualties on site. So far, there is no confirmed information on possible fatalities.
