6 d. ago Man found dead by hiker 200 metres from summit of Hong Kong’s iconic Lion Rock

A man was found dead about 200 metres from the summit of Hong Kong’s iconic Lion Rock on Saturday morning, police said. Police received a report at 10am on Saturday from a hiker, who had spotted the man collapsed in a mountain area near the popular peak. Responders from the Government Flying Service and the Fire Services Department arrived at the scene, but the man was pronounced dead. His body was later airlifted by helicopter to the Government Flying Service headquarters in Chek Lap...

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6 d. ago Man found dead by hiker 200 metres from summit of Hong Kong’s Lion Rock

A man was found dead about 200 metres from the summit of Hong Kong’s Lion Rock on Saturday morning, police said. Police received a report at 10am on Saturday from a hiker, who had spotted the man had collapsed in a mountain area near the popular peak. Responders from the Government Flying Service and the Fire Services Department arrived at the scene, but the man was pronounced dead. His body was later airlifted by helicopter to the Government Flying Service headquarters in Chek Lap Kok. Earlier...

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2 w. ago Taiwanese hiker confirmed dead in China's Qinghai after mass stranding

Taiwanese hiker confirmed dead in China's Qinghai after mass stranding  Focus Taiwan

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2 w. ago 800 more trekkers and aides rescued after being stranded by Everest blizzard

Hundreds of trekkers who were stranded on the eastern slope of Mount Everest after heavy snowfall have been evacuated, according to the Chinese state broadcaster CCTV. On Tuesday night, CCTV said 580 trekkers and more than 300 local guides and yak porters had “safely reached” a relocation point in Qudang in Tibet autonomous region and were being organised to return home. CCTV also said a further dozen hikers, helped by rescue personnel sent from Tingri county in the region, had reached a...

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2 w. ago 800 trekkers and aides rescued after being stranded by Everest blizzard

Hundreds of trekkers who were stranded on the eastern slope of Mount Everest after heavy snowfalls have been evacuated, according to Chinese state broadcaster CCTV. CCTV reported on Tuesday night that 580 trekkers and more than 300 local guides and yak porters had “safely reached” a relocation point in Qudang in the Tibet autonomous region and arrangements were being made for them to return home. A further dozen hikers, helped by rescue personnel sent from Tingri county, had reached a rendezvous...

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2 w. ago 800 trekkers, guides and porters rescued in China after stranded by Everest blizzard

Hundreds of trekkers have reached safety after being stranded near the eastern slope of Mount Everest by heavy snowfalls, according to Chinese state broadcaster CCTV. CCTV reported on Tuesday night that 580 trekkers and more than 300 local guides and yak porters had “safely reached” a relocation point in Qudang in the Tibet autonomous region, and arrangements were being made for them to return home. A further dozen hikers, helped by rescue personnel sent from Tingri county, had reached a...

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2 w. ago 800 people rescued in China after being stranded by Everest blizzard

Hundreds of trekkers have reached safety after being stranded near the eastern slope of Mount Everest by heavy snowfalls, according to Chinese state broadcaster CCTV. CCTV reported on Tuesday night that 580 trekkers and more than 300 local guides and yak porters had “safely reached” a relocation point in Qudang in the Tibet autonomous region, and arrangements were being made for them to return home. A further dozen hikers, helped by rescue personnel sent from Tingri county, had reached a...

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2 w. ago China’s National Holiday Snowstorm Traps Hundreds of Hikers on Mount Everest Leading to Urgent Rescue Efforts Amid Dangerous Conditions

China’s National Holiday Snowstorm Traps Hundreds of Hikers on Mount Everest Leading to Urgent Rescue Efforts Amid Dangerous Conditions  Travel And Tour World

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2 w. ago Hundreds of hikers guided to safety in China's Xizang after heavy snowfall

Hundreds of hikers guided to safety in China's Xizang after heavy snowfall  chinadailyasia.com

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2 w. ago One hiker dead, hundreds rescued after heavy snowfall in China

One hiker dead, hundreds rescued after heavy snowfall in China  Phys.org

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2 w. ago China’s factory robot army; a ‘new global energy system’: SCMP daily highlights

Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. 1 dead in Qinghai, hundreds evacuated as China’s rescue in Everest area continues One person has been reported dead in the wake of the sudden blizzard that engulfed Tibet and Qinghai over the weekend, as rescuers continue to evacuate hundreds of hikers from the eastern slopes of Mount Everest, according to official media. 2. As China’s population falls,...

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2 w. ago 1 dead in Qinghai, hundreds evacuated as China’s rescue in Everest area continues

One person has been reported dead in the wake of the sudden blizzard that engulfed Tibet and Qinghai over the weekend, as rescuers continue to evacuate hundreds of hikers from the eastern slopes of Mount Everest, according to official media. At noon on Monday, state broadcaster CCTV said that one hiker died from hypothermia and altitude sickness on Sunday in the Laohugou area of Qinghai province’s Haibei prefecture. As of Monday morning, 137 hikers had been safely evacuated from the area – known...

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