Nearly 1,000 people are feared trapped in a snowstorm in the remote Tibetan slopes of Mount Everest. These people are in campsites on the eastern side of the mountain. Chinese state media stated that some tourists have already been rescued.

According to reports in the Chinese state media, hundreds of local villagers and rescue teams have been pressed into service to clear out snow blocking access to the area, which is at an altitude of more than 4,900 metres.

According to reports, heavy snowfall began on Friday evening and has intensified on the eastern slopes of Mount Everest in Tibet, where climbers are hikers are most found.

The region is experiencing extreme weather at the moment, as neighbouring Nepal has been battered by heavy rains, triggering landslides and flash floods that hav

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