Monday, April 27, 2015

Nepal Avalanche

A devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Nepal on Saturday killed more than 2,000 people, left a wake of destruction across the broader region, and triggered a deadly avalanche on Mount Everest.
As rescue crews raced to find survivors, the death toll steadily rose. On Sunday afternoon, Nepal police said that more than 2,200 people were killed.
The earthquake, the worst to hit Nepal in over 80 years, also triggered a deadly avalanche on Mount Everest.
The avalanche buried part of the mountain's base camp, which was full of mountaineers who had come for the start of the main climbing season. Alex Gavan, a climber who said he was at base camp, wrote on Twitter: "Running for life from my tent. Unhurt. Many many people up the mountain."
An army spokesman told Reuters that at least 18 bodies had been found on Mount Everest. Google executive Dan Fredinburg was among those killed in the avalanche, CNN reports.
Powerful tremors also rocked neighboring countries, killing 34 in northern India, six in Tibet and two in Bangladesh, as well as two Chinese citizens on the Nepal-China border.
The earthquake's epicenter was 50 miles east of Nepal's second-largest city, Pokhara. Geoscientists noted that the shallowness of the quake amplified the power of its tremors at the surface, adding to the destruction.
Strong aftershocks continued throughout the afternoon, as rescue teams scoured the rubble for survivors.

 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/25/nepal-earthquake-avalanche_n_7141944.html

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