Snowfall and heavy rain began on Friday (October 3rd) night in the area adjacent to Everest's Kanshung. There's a heavy snowfall in the snow. Thousands of tourists and expeditions were in the Karma Valley of Kanshung for eight consecutive days in China. But due to natural disasters, everyone was stranded in the valley at an altitude of 4,200 meters (13,800 feet).
Thirty-five people have been evacuated so far, according to Reuters. It has also been possible to contact a number of passengers. Efforts are being made to rescue them.
The rescue operation began on Sunday (October 5th) as the situation improved slightly. According to Chinese state media, 350 trekkers have been evacuated as of Sunday. Efforts are being made to rescue the rest. Local residents also took part in the rescue operation.
Chen Geshuang, an explorer, said most of the people were suffering from hypothermia due to the severe cold. But there should be no such weather at this time. He said he had never seen anything like this before. It happened suddenly.
Chen was a member of one of the eighteen-trapping team. Another one of his teammates, Eric Owen, said: "We only had a few tents. We took more than ten people shelter in one tent. I couldn't sleep last night. There was heavy snow. The situation was such that the team members had to clean the snow every ten minutes. Otherwise the tents would have collapsed.”
Comment
