Three people died descending from Mount Everest on Thursday, increasing the death toll for the week to seven. UTAH MAN DIES AFTER REACHING MOUNT EVEREST SUMMIT: REPORTTour organizers say they believe it’s the increased number of permits and the long traffic jams are causing the deaths on Mount Everest. And a lot of traffic makes the journey quite difficult,” Nivesh Karki, a tour organizer, told The New York Times. MOUNT EVEREST IS REPORTEDLY COVERED IN GARBAGE AND DEAD BODIESMany climbers reportedly received permits to get up to the mountain top because of the recent good weather. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPOnly five people were known to have died on Mount Everest last spring season.

Source: Fox News May 24, 2019 12:44 UTC