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Base camp flattened after Everest avalanche

Base camp flattened after Everest avalanche
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Saturday’s 7.9 magnitude earthquake unleashed an avalanche engulfing Everest Base Camp, killing at least 17 people. Still pictures have emerged

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Saturday’s 7.9 magnitude earthquake unleashed an avalanche engulfing Everest Base Camp, killing at least 17 people.

Still pictures have emerged showing how the camp was flattened.

Nepal earthquake: Images from the Everest base camp. http://t.co/BweHOvINvp pic.twitter.com/ruSt2bEf4P

— Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) April 26, 2015

Rescue teams helped by periods of clear weather used helicopters to airlift scores of people stranded at higher altitudes but only two at a time.

But when they were brought down to the camp there was nothing left of their equipment – no tents or supplies.

The evacuation of Everest is continuing.

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