# Hikers caught in a blizzard near Mount Everest have spoken of experiencing hypothermia as they battled relentless snowfall, while rescuers continue to evacuate scores of people. According to Chinese state media at least one hiker has died and more than 200 are still stranded on Everest’s eastern slopes in Tibet, an area popular with climbers and hikers. Snowfall began on Friday evening and intensified over the weekend. Hundreds of local villagers and rescue workers are clearing out snow blocking access to the area at an altitude of more than four-thousand-900 metres.
Everest hikers battle hypothermia as blizzard rescue continues