Trekkers stranded by bad weather on Everest rescued

Hundreds of tourists and Nepalis who were stranded for days in the foothills of Mount Everest are being rescued as bad weather eases, officials say. 

About 2,000 foreign trekkers and Nepalese guides and porters were stuck when poor weather halted flights in the area last week.

The Tenzing-Hillary airport in Lukla is the gateway for trekkers wishing to scale the world's highest peak.

About 20 packed flights took off from the airport on Monday, one report said.   Read Here