Hundreds of hikers rescued from Mount Everest after severe snowstorm 28 mins ago About 900 hikers, guides, and staff stranded by a snowstorm on Mount Everest's Chinese side have reached safety. A severe storm hit Saturday night, trapping them at over 16,000 feet in elevation. By Monday noon, 350 hikers had descended, and the rest arrived by Tuesday. State media reported some hikers had hypothermia, and a dozen were helped with food, medicine and oxygen on the descent. The scenic area at Mount Everest is temporarily closed. In neighboring Nepal, a South Korean climber died in a storm near Mera Peak, a Himalayan mountain south of Everest.

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