Hundreds of trekkers stranded by a blizzard near the eastern face of Mount Everest in Tibet have been guided to safety by rescuers, Chinese state media reported, as unusually heavy snow and rainfall pummelled the Himalayas.

Some 350 trekkers had reached the small township of Qudang, while contact with the remaining 200-plus trekkers had been made, CCTV reported on Sunday. Its Monday evening news bulletin did not provide any updates.

Tibet media released a video showing trekkers being welcomed with hot soup in a communal hall, before boarding busses that took them away from the area. Visitors to the remote valley of Karma, which leads to the eastern Kangshung face of Everest, were in the hundreds this week, taking advantage of an eight-day National Day holiday in China.

"It was so wet and cold in the mountains, and hypothermia was a real risk," said Chen Geshuang, who was part of an 18-strong trekking team that made it to Qudang.

12 killed in Thai floods

Thai PM Anutin Charnvirakul on Monday ordered urgent relief efforts after flooding triggered by days of heavy rain and storms hit 16 provinces over the past week, killing 12 people and affecting more than 100,000 households. The floods inundated parts of northern, central and northeastern Thailand, with Uttaradit province in the upper northern region among the worst hit.

Nepal Army rescues 12 trekkers 

Kathmandu: The Nepal Army on Monday rescued 12 trekkers who were stranded in the Langtang area due to incessant rainfall and landslides.

As per Directorate of Public Relations of Nepal Army, all 12 individuals were brought to Syafrubesi in Rasuwa. However, four people, who were swept away by the Bering Khola river, could not be located.

The group of 16 had set out from Kathmandu on a trek to Langtang National Park Area, 120 km northeast of the capital.