counter Rescuers finally reach last 200 hikers 16,000ft up on Everest after they were trapped in brutal snowstorm – Forsething

Rescuers finally reach last 200 hikers 16,000ft up on Everest after they were trapped in brutal snowstorm

A RESCUE team have finally reached the remaining 200 hikers stuck 16,000ft up on Mount Everest after they were trapped in a brutal snowstorm.

It comes after around 350 trekkers were brought to safety following intense snow and rainfall that pummelled the mountain from Friday to Saturday.

Rescuers and yaks in a snow-covered mountain area.
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The whole rescue operation is expected to be completed on Tuesday, though this has not been confirmed.

Those who have been rescued are sheltering in the small town of Qudang, which is about 30 miles from base camp on Everest’s Tibetan side.

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