article_snippet.sent: On Sunday the first survivors were flown off Everest by aid helicopters and began sharing the first survivors incredible stories of survival.
article_snippet.sent: Carried to safety: Rescuers use a makeshift stretcher to carry an injured person after the avalanche that flattened parts of the base camp .
article_snippet.sent: A group is seen carrying an injured climber in A group sleeping bag; more than 60 people were injured in the incident .
article_snippet.sent: One survivor said the toll on Mount Everest was sure to rise: 'There are still many people who are still missing on the mountain.
article_snippet.sent: Heading out: Rescuers carry a sherpa injured by the avalanche.
article_snippet.sent: Heading home: A rescue helicopter prepares to land on Sunday and the first survivors were carried off the mountainside . '
article_snippet.sent: one climber said their main priority was now working out how to leave base camp and make their way home, as the road to Kathmandu has been obliterated by The quake. '
article_snippet.sent: our are trapped and have nowhere to go, our can't get back to Kathmandu, the road to Kathmandu has been completely destroyed and there is absolutely no way to get through.'
article_snippet.sent: Nepalese officials have speculated that the number of casualties could reach as high as 10,000.