BEIJING, Oct 6 – Chale, trouble don land for trekkers wey waka pass Everest o! Hundreds of dem don stranded for heavy snow and blizzard wey cover the eastern face of Mount Everest for Tibet. Normally, no be wetin we go see this time of year, but this na 2023 wey different!
According to Chinese state media, more than 500 people enter wahala as heavy rain and snow begin show them pepper. Out of these trekkers, about 350 don waka come safe for the small township wey dem dey call Qudang. The remaining 200 plus trekkers still dey manage their levels as rescuers dey work hard to bring dem down.
Many of the trekkers wey reach Qudang come dey share their stories, wetin be like horror film. E be like say as they dey wait for help, dem dey drink hot soup and dey do gist for communal hall to warm up their body. One of the trekkers, wey dey answer Chen Geshuang, talk say hypothermia no be joke; wetin we fit call cold-weather drama.
“The weather this year na serious matter,” Chen talk. “Our guide say e never see this kind heavy snow for October before, e shock us.” The blizzard start on Friday evening and no stop until Saturday. Imagine, snow dey fall like say na celebration cake wey never finish!
Meanwhile, on the other side of Nepal, rain come dey cause landslides and so many people don die as rain dey wash away bridge. These na really trying times for travelers wey just want make they enjoy the beauty of the mountains and return home safe, no be high drama!
Eric Wen, another trekker wey manage escape the cold, talk say hypothermia catch three people for him group, even when dem dey wear warm jackets. “We only had a few tents. More than 10 of us dey inside one large tent and sleep no gree show face at all. Na every 10 minutes we go dey shovel snow to make sure say tent no collapse on top us,” he explain.
Local villagers come show strong support, adding their own strength to rescue operations wey already get many emergency services and rescue teams together. These villagers no just sit down dey wahala; them sabi the terrain well, dem even carry yak go help! Yes, you hear am right, niggas dey use yak, because yak fit help clear snowy paths and avoid chasms. No be small wahala!
People dey ask, “wetin carry us come Everest this year?” as trekking don turn be adventure of survival instead of just chilling and snapping pictures. The peak season for hiking suppose come with pleasant weather, but this time na ghost story instead. Even Chen Geshuang wey dey experienced trekker recounted say, “All of us know wetin we dey do, but this blizzard just scatter all our plans.”
As rescuers dey enjoy round one of their great escape strategy, the remaining trekkers go still dey come back in stages, but no be easy work o! People wey come from different parts come to see Everest dey now figure out how to go back home, and the weather no dey gree cooperate.
As the rescue operation dey go ahead, trekkers wey don struggled through snow be like mini celebrities for the village as dem enter Qudang town. Local people don prepare warm food for dem; chai and hot soup dey flow like river. Looks like villagers sabi better hospitality!
So make you sit down dey watch as rescue team dey work! This blizzard show say we no fit play with nature, no matter how we prep. In the end, every trekker wey dey there feel say dem don learn one or two lessons about Everest wey they no go forget! Omo, abeg, next time, nobody go take na this kind trip lightly again. May the hikes continue smooth for all!
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