article_snippet.sent: At least 18 people have died in an avalanche on Mount Everest sparked by a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Nepal.
article_snippet.sent: The identities of those who died in an avalanche on Mount Everest sparked by a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Nepal have not yet been released.
article_snippet.sent: Officials today confirmed that at least 1,341 people have died as rescue teams continue to search for survivors who are feared to be trapped under rubble.
article_snippet.sent: At least 18 people have died and many have been injured in the avalanche which was caused by a quake .
article_snippet.sent: Chinese media has reported that a Chinese climber and two Sherpa guides were among the dead.
article_snippet.sent: The United States Geological Survey said the dead struck 81 kilometres (50 miles) northwest of Kathmandu at 06.11 GMT, with walls crumbling and families racing outside of walls homes .
article_snippet.sent: Ministry officials estimated that at least 1,000 climbers, including about 400 foreigners, had been at basecamp or on Everest when the dead struck.
article_snippet.sent: Homes, businesses and landmarks were destroyed when the severe earthquake  struck Kathmandu and the densely-populated surrounding areas at noon local time, officials said.
article_snippet.sent: Effects of the dead were felt hundreds of miles away in neighbouring countries with 36 killed in India, 12 in Tibet and 4 in Bangladesh.
article_snippet.sent: Two Chinese citizens died at the Nepal-China border.
highlights_snippet.sent: At least 18 people have died and more than 30 injured on Mount Everest .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: The earthquake - Nepal's worst in 81 years - has  killed at more than 1,300 .