Snowstorm traps hundreds of hikers on Mount Everest during China's national holiday

Snowstorm traps hundreds of hikers on Mount Everest during China's national holiday Updated 10 mins ago Rescue workers are helping hundreds of hikers trapped by heavy snow at a tourist camp on Mount Everest in Tibet. Chinese state media reported late Sunday that about 350 hikers reached a meeting point in Tingri county. Rescuers are in contact with another 200 hikers. They were trapped at camps at an elevation of over 16,000 feet. A hiker who managed to descend told Jimu News that the snowfall crushed some tents. Hundreds of rescuers headed up the mountain Sunday to clear paths and bring down the trapped people. The snowstorm struck during a national holiday in China, when many people travel.