Base camp flattened after Everest avalanche
- 9 years ago
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.
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.