Over 200 hikers were stranded at Mount Everest, trapped by heavy snow after a blizzard, as rescuers raced against time to reach them. Some 350 others have been led to safety by rescuers, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said, and rescuers were in contact with another 200. The hikers were trapped at an elevation of more than 4,900m (16,000ft), according to an earlier report from Jimu News, a Chinese online site. Mount Everest is about 8,850m (29,000ft) tall. Hundreds of rescuers headed up the mountain Sunday to clear paths so that trapped people could come down, the Jimu report said. Mount…
Race against time to save 200 hikers stuck in Everest
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