Beijing: One hiker was killed while at least 200 people remain stranded on the Tibetan slopes of Mt. Everest after a deadly blizzard over the weekend, Chinese local officials said on Monday.

Around 350 people, who were caught in the blizzard, have been rescued so far, they added.

A 41-year-old male hiker died from hypothermia and acute altitude sickness, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported, quoting local officials.

A total of 350 hikers stranded by heavy snowfall in Dingri County, Xigaze City in southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, had safely arrived at a meeting point as of Sunday night, the agency reported.

Contact has also been established with over 200 others, who are approaching the meeting point in Qudeng Town with assistance provided by the county, according to info

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