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Nepal 7.8 magnitude earthquake - 17 climbers dead

IdratherbeclimbingM9
26-Apr-2015
11:17:43 AM
A lot of media reports out today about a tragic earthquake in Nepal.
Amongst many local killed or missing there are reports of landslides and avalanches in the Everest Basecamp region with resultant climber deaths.

Here is the most recent update link I can find*
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/04/25/mount-everest-climbers-mazur/26355255/
A powerful magnitude-7.8 earthquake in Nepal sparked a deadly avalanche on Mount Everest on Saturday, killing at least 17 people on the mountain. At least 30 were injured.

Among the dead was Google engineer Dan Fredinburg. It was not immediately clear how many of the deaths were located at the base camp, where at least 30 tents were flattened when the avalanche plowed into part of the camp. The exact number of injured or missing was also unknown.



~> Post any more recent links to this thread as you find them... (* Google says that there are heaps of older links already out there.)
Damien Gildea
26-Apr-2015
2:15:29 PM
As of 2pm AEST (10am Nepal time) there were 20 reported dead at Everest BC and around 1,900 across Nepal. There are more injured at Everest BC, awaiting evacuation.

Over 100 climbers are above the icefall at C1 and C2, mostly safe.

The unusually large avalanche came down from between Pumori and Lingtren and hit BC, though another is reported to have hit the icefall from Nuptse.

The icefall route was demolished but as of right now it is reported a few Sherpas had descended the icefall back to BC.

Helicopters could not fly Saturday due to poor weather but have flown today, Sunday.

Some villages like Thame are almost completely destroyed, though with no fatalities. Namche and other villages in the Khumbu have severe damage and undoubtedly fatalities. There have also been reports of destroyed villages in Gorkha district (near Manaslu etc).

Teams on Annapurna are reported all safe. Makalu BC was badly damaged but there are no reported fatalities at this time.

Kathmandu airport was reported to be damaged but flights are expected to operate today, Sunday.

For anyone with relatives or friends in Nepal, they *may* be on this list of missing persons compiled by the Red Cross:

http://familylinks.icrc.org/nepal-earthquake/en/Pages/Home.aspx

Please note that as bad as 'Missing' sounds, it mostly means the person has not communicated they are OK and may not even know they are subject of concern.

Communications are down all over Nepal, affecting phone and internet, so many people are simply out of touch.

Best wishes to all affected.

Sabu
27-Apr-2015
7:01:59 AM
"The first authentic footage of the Nepal earthquake and subsequent Base Camp avalanche has emerged from Mount Everest. The 2:27-minute YouTube video, apparently shot by German climber Jost Kobusch, shows two men filming and marveling that, “The ground is shaking.” But fascination soon turns to horror. In the distance, several figures can be seen running. The cameraman then looks to his left and sees the explosive cloud of snow and ice that’s about to swallow up Base Camp. The men duck behind a tent and are engulfed by the cloud as they shout, “Shiza.” From looks of the video, they were on the downvalley side of the avalanche and were coated in rime but spared the brunt of its force."

http://www.outsideonline.com/1972676/first-authentic-footage-everest-earthquake-avalanche-emerges?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=facebookpost
JohnK
27-Apr-2015
11:06:47 AM
This is such sad news and so tragic - still a way to go as well - condolences to all families of those killed. The last thing that a poor country such as Nepal needed was a natural disaster of this magnitude.

Looks like climbers from above Base Camp on the south side are being evacuated by helicopter as the ice fall route has been destroyed.

Some more information below showing that there is lots of destruction along the towns on the Everest BC trail.

http://www.explorersweb.com/everest_k2/news.php?url=nepal-everest-earthquake-day-2_1430071294



Sabu
28-Apr-2015
11:18:03 AM
Some photos of the aftermath at basecamp.

http://www.outsideonline.com/1973056/photos-aftermath-everest-base-camp#slide-1


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