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Over 650 people in campsites became trapped on Mount Everest when a blizzard unexpectedly hit on Friday, Oct. 3

As of Sunday, 350 people reached the small township of Qudang, while 200 remained stranded on Everest's eastern slopes in Tibet

"The weather this year is not normal," said climber Chen Geshuang, per Reuters. "The guide said he had never encountered such weather in October"

At least 200 people remain stranded on Mount Everest after a blizzard trapped climbers in campsites on the Tibetan slopes over the weekend.

Mountain guides were caught off guard when heavy snowfall and rain hit the Tibetan valley that leads towards Mount Everest's eastern face on Friday. More than 650 people were trapped in campsites amid the snowstorm, which came during China's eight-day Go

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