'Mount Everest 3.7 metres shorter now’

The latest measured height of Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain, is 3.7 metres shorter than in 1975 when it was measured last.

The recently measured height of Mt Everest is 8844.43 metres, Director General of the Chinese State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping, Chen Bangzhu said.

The previous measurement done by the Chinese in 1975 reported the height of Mt Everest (Qomolangma in Chinese) was 8,848.13 metres above sea level, Bangzhu said.