In this photograph taken on April 24, 2018, an unidentified injured person is carried by others at the Everest Base Camp near Namche Bazar.
Tourists hiking in Nepal’s Himalayan mountains are being pressured into costly helicopter evacuations at the first sight of trouble by guides linked to powerful brokers who are making a fortune on “unnecessary rescues”, industry insiders say. / AFP PHOTO / PRAKASH MATHEMA/RSS
