This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Hundreds of hikers are trapped on Mount Everest. Rescue efforts are underway. Hundreds of hikers are stranded near Mount Everest due to a powerful blizzard that showered the Himalayas, Reuters reported, citing Chinese state media CCTV.

Rescuers successfully guided the remaining trekkers, including hundreds of local guides and yak herders, to safety near the east face of Everest in Tibet on Tuesday, concluding one of the largest sea...

More than 850 hikers, guides, and porters who were trapped on the Tibetan slopes of Mount Everest for three days due to a severe blizzard were rescued by hundreds of villagers and rescue teams accord...