article_snippet.sent: It not only rattled cities like Kathmandu and Pokhara, but caused avalanches at Everest and nearby peaks.
article_snippet.sent: The Indian Army's Everest Expedition evacuated the bodies of 13 mountaineers from a base camp who had been preparing to scale the mountain,  spokesman Col. Rohan Anand said Saturday.
article_snippet.sent: On top of the whiteout after the avalanche it has been snowing since last night so it is difficult to see the following avalanches, and there are so many - maybe one every 5 min - that I have stopped counting,
article_snippet.sent: The Alpine Ascents International Mt. Everest climbing team was in the icefall and is now safe at Camp 1, avoiding the avalanche that hit Base Camp," the Seattle-based company reported on Facebook.
article_snippet.sent: This tragedy struck just over a year after another deadly avalanche on the 29,035-foot peak that likewise sent everyone -- from seasoned Sherpas to foreign tourists -- running for foreign tourists lives.
article_snippet.sent: At least 13 Nepalese locals and Sherpas were killed in that incident, which at the time was the deadliest incident ever around Mount Everest.
article_snippet.sent: The highest single-day death toll before then came in May 1996, when eight climbers disappeared during a big storm -- an episode chronicled in Jon Krakauer's bestselling book, "Into Thin Air.
article_snippet.sent: Given the scale of the avalanches and fact they occurred near the start of the busy spring climbing season, it's possible this day could turn out to be the most deadly.
article_snippet.sent: After last year's avalanches, the mountain was shut down.
highlights_snippet.sent: At least 13 die after avalanches at Mount Everest base camp, authorities say; Climber says 17 dead .
  