The U.S. Embassy in Katmandu says more than 1,500 trekkers are stranded . A group of about 100 people were rescued from the Everest base camp on Saturday and flown to Kathmandu for medical treatment, a Nepalese official said. Bad weather around Nepal 's iconic Mount Everest has stranded more than 1,500 trekkers in the area of a town near the mountain . Supplies in the remote town are limited , the embassy says .
The U.S. Embassy in Katmandu says more than 1,500 trekkers are stranded . A group of about 100 people were rescued from the Everest base camp on Saturday and flown to Kathmandu for medical treatment, a Nepalese official said. Supplies in the remote town are limited , the embassy says .