article_snippet.sent: an avalanche on Mount Everest sparked by a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Nepal buried part of base camp, raising fears for the safety of hundreds of climbers who are in the area, said Gyanendra Shrestha from the Tourism Ministry in Kathmandu.
article_snippet.sent: an avalanche on Mount Everest sparked by a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Nepal:
article_snippet.sent: Terrifying avalanche pictured from basecamp on Mount Everest caused by Powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake today .
article_snippet.sent: an avalanche on Mount Everest sparked by a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Nepal was caused by a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake which struck Nepal and has claimed the lives of almost 1,000 people .
article_snippet.sent: Tweeting from the mountain, Daniel Mazur from Bristol wrote: 'A massive earthquake just hit Everest.
article_snippet.sent: Expedition was also on the mountain when the avalanche struck.
article_snippet.sent: Climber Alex Gavan from Romania tweeted: 'Everest basecamp huge earthquake then huge avalanche from Pumori.
article_snippet.sent: A senior mountaineering guide, Ang Tshering, of the Nepal Mountaineering Association, said the avalanche occurred between the Khumbu Icefall, a rugged area of collapsed ice and snow, and the basecamp where most climbing expeditions have most climbing expeditions main camps.
article_snippet.sent: A mountaineer reports from basecamp on Everest following the avalanche which was caused by a quake .
article_snippet.sent: his wrote: 'Everest basecamp huge earthquake was very strong and
article_snippet.sent: For the camps closer to where the avalanche which was caused by a quake hit, our Sherpas believe that a lot of people may have been buried in people tents. '
article_snippet.sent: Climber Robin Trygg told Swedish news agency TT Climber Robin Trygg Sherpa guides had been in radio contact with other guides on Everest and his Sherpa guides reported an avalanche there hitting as many as 80 people. '
article_snippet.sent: A senior mountaineering guide, Ang Tshering, said an avalanche swept the face of Everest after the dead .
article_snippet.sent: an avalanche is believed to have occurred between the Khumbu Icefall, a rugged area of collapsed ice and snow, and basecamp .
article_snippet.sent: Mount Everest basecamp in Nepal pictured on April 11 before the avalanche hit, killing at least 18 people .
highlights_snippet.sent: Powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake caused an avalanche on Mount Everest .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: There are reports an avalanche on Mount Everest has buried people in tents at base camp .
  