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Foreigners trapped in remote Tibet pass blizzard
About 250 travelers endured near a week of extreme cold and scarce food at a Himalayan pass in Tibet. They slept in unheated shelters with 4 degrees below zero wind chill, some marching toward the Nepal border after buses failed. No major injuries were reported, though some illness occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bening
Hinalayan
Susan Johnston
Seattle
Tibet
Mary A. Medicus
Boulder
Colo
Tangla
Nepal
Associated Press
Katmandu
Miss Johnston
Lhasa
Chengdu
Sichuan
North America
Europe
Japan
Mount Everest
Himalayan
St. Andrews University
Scotland
Miss Medicus
Ms. Medicus