Beijing, Oct 6, 2025 (AFP) - One hiker dead, hundreds rescued after heavy snowfall in China

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2025-10-06

One hiker died and hundreds of others were rescued after sudden heavy snowfall on the Tibetan Plateau and near Mount Everest on the Chinese side, state media and hikers reported on Monday. A young hiker nicknamed FeiFei, who was evacuated on Monday, told AFP she was on a multi-day trek with three friends and a local guide in the Karma Valley at the foot of Everest in Tibet at an altitude of nearly 5,000 metres (16,400 feet). Heavy snowfall overni......

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