Remaining trekkers stranded near Mount Everest in Tibet being evacuated, source says

More than 200 remaining trekkers trapped by a snowstorm over the weekend near the eastern face of Mount Everest in Tibet are being evacuated, a source familiar with the situation said on Tuesday. The evacuation began on Monday and should be completed by Tuesday, said the source, who asked to remain unidentified as they are not authorised to speak to the media. The Tibetan regional government did not have immediate comment on the evacuation. Earlier, some 350 other trekkers stranded by the blizzard in the remote valley of Karma in Tibet had been guided to safety by local rescuers. Trekkers to the Karma valley that leads to the eastern Kangshung face of Everest swelled to the hundreds in recent days,...