KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A senior mountaineering guide says an avalanche swept the face of Mt. Everest after the massive earthquake, while government officials say at least 30 people have been injured on the mountain.
Ang Tshering of the Nepal Mountaineering Association says that the avalanche apparently occurred between the Khumbu Icefall, a rugged area of collapsed ice and snow, and the base camp where most climbing expeditions have their main camps.
While details are unclear with communications limited to the Everest region, Tshering says the avalanche did not appear to have hit the base camp itself.
Nepal’s Home Ministry, meanwhile, says 30 people have been injured on the mountain, though it was not clear where those injuries have taken place.
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