Mount Everest Blizzard Traps Hikers, Rescue Efforts Urgently Underway
TL;DR
Rescue efforts are ongoing on Mount Everest after a heavy snowstorm trapped hundreds of hikers, with over 350 safely evacuated and more expected to be rescued soon; no fatalities have been reported, but some hikers suffered hypothermia.
- Mount Everest rescue efforts continue after hundreds of hikers are trapped by a blizzard Yahoo
- Rescue operation for stranded Everest trekkers already critical, experts warn: ‘In 24 hours you could die’ New York Post
- 'I was lucky to get out': Everest hikers battle hypothermia as blizzard rescue continues BBC
- Climber dies near Mount Everest, where hikers begin to evacuate after snowstorm Fox News
- Trekker uses cooking pots to dig her way out of freak blizzard on Everest CNN
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