Foreign trekkers stuck on Everest

More than 1,000 foreign trekkers are stranded in the foothills of Mount Everest because bad weather has not allowed planes to take off or land at the area’s only airport.

Foreign trekkers stuck on Everest
Fri, 04 Nov, 2011 - 09:20

More than 1,000 foreign trekkers are stranded in the foothills of Mount Everest because bad weather has not allowed planes to take off or land at the area’s only airport.

Police official Ramesh Khakda said about 1,200 foreign trekkers are now stranded at and around Tenzing-Hillary Airport in Lukla, Nepal.

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