Both foreign climbers and their Nepalese guides were caught up in Saturday’s massive quake. The tremor triggered avalanches, engulfing in particular Mount Everest’s base camp.
Helicopters have now managed to ferry out some of th injured.
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Belgian climber Jelle Veyt captured the moment when his group was caught as a wall of snow hit them.
☑ #RAW: Moment of Mt. Everest avalanche after Nepal quake The helmet camera of Belgian climber Jelle Veyt… https://t.co/HqaHvTKkXx #NiEuWS— ◉͛ᴥ◉͛ (@i1440) April 26, 2015
Veyt described what happened: “There was a sort of cloud which caught me and I was surrounded by snow and ice and then I lay down on the floor and I had trouble breathing. I started to look for a tent I knew there was one in the corner. I managed to find the tent I crawled in and I helped to keep the tent straight and it lasted for a few minutes until the cloud passed.”
At least 17 people have been killed in the avalanches on Mount Everest and once again that total may ri
