Hundreds of hikers rescued from Mount Everest after severe snowstorm | NYGazet

About 900 hikers, guides, and staff stranded by a snowstorm on Mount Everest's Chinese side have reached safety.

BEIJING (AP) — About 900 hikers, guides and other staff who were stranded by a weekend snowstorm on the Chinese side of Mount Everest have reached safety, state media said late Tuesday. A severe storm struck the area Saturday night, cutting off acces... [1827 chars]