Shocking Video: Avalanche Strikes Everest Basecamp During Earthquake

By  //  April 27, 2015

MORE THAN 3,000 DIE IN Nepal earthquake

ABOVE VIDEO: An avalanche hit a Mount Everest base-camp yesterday, caused by the 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Western Nepal. More than 20 people are feared to have been killed so far in this avalanche. This marks the deadliest day on Mount Everest since people began climbing the mountain.

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An avalanche hit a Mount Everest base-camp yesterday, caused by the 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Western Nepal. More than 20 people are feared to have been killed so far in this avalanche. This marks the deadliest day on Mount Everest since people began climbing the mountain.

The death toll from Nepal’s earthquake rose to 3,218 on Monday, two days after the massive quake ripped across this Himalayan nation, leaving tens of thousands shell-shocked and sleeping in streets.