Heavy snowfall has intensified on Mount Everest in an area popular with climbers. Photo: AP PHOTO

Hundreds of trekkers stranded by a blizzard near the eastern face of Mount Everest in Tibet have been guided to safety by rescuers, as unusually heavy precipitation including rain pummelled the Himalayas.

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As of Sunday, 350 trekkers had reached the small township of Qudang, while contact with the remaining 200-plus trekkers had been made, China Central Television (CCTV) reported.

Visitors to the remote valley of Karma, which leads to the eastern Kangshung face of Everest, were in the hu

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