# 1996 Mount Everest disaster

> events of 10–11 May 1996, when eight people were caught in a blizzard and died on Mount Everest during attempts to reach the summit

**Wikidata**: [Q1517252](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1517252)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Mount_Everest_disaster)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/1996-mount-everest-disaster


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. Quora