750 trekkers rescued from Tilicho base camp after snowfall

Kathmandu, Oct 28: As many as 750 persons stranded at Tilicho base camp of a mountainous district, Manang, have been rescued by a joint squad of the Nepali Army, the Armed Police Force and the Nepal Police.

APF Spokesperson Shailendra Thapa informed that they were brought to Khangsar of Disyang rural municipality-9 from the base camp. The people who had reached there for the visit were stranded after the blizzard since last night. However, 50 others are kept safely at the base camp.