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With a risk of hypothermia, about 1,000 climbers are being removed from the Himalayas due to the bad weather that surprised to the places.
A snowstorm that hit the Himalayas this weekend left the climbers on alert.
Hundreds of tour who were trapped in the mountains were rescued and reappointed to safe places, such as the small village of Qudang, China, while, according to, About 200 people still await rescue.
“It was so humid and cold in the mountains, and the Hypothermia was a real risk”, Said the tour Chen Geshuangwhich was part of a group of 18 walkers who managed to reach Qudang.
“The weather this year is not normal. The guide said he had never found such a weather in October. And everything happened too quickly, ”said Chen, ensuring that bad weather surprised to the local population, used to Nevions in the winter time, not in October.
situated at an average altitude of 4.200 metros, The Himalayan Valley suffered this weekend an intense snow fall, accompanied by thunder and lightning.
Hundreds of villagers and rescue teams were mobilized to help remove snow that blocked access to the area, where A thousand people were trapped.
Sales and access to Evereste’s scenic area have been suspended since Saturday night.
Also in Nepal, south of Tibet, bad weather did at least 47 dead since Friday, with the region plagued by Land and sudden landslides who destroyed bridges and blocked roads.
