Avalanche Hits Everest Base Camp, April 25
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Video footage of the avalanche that stuck Mt. Everest Base Camp on April 25, 2015.
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked Nepal on April 25—killing over 4,600 people [updated]—and triggered an avalanche on Mt. Everest that
has left at least 21 climbers dead at the South Base Camp and an unknown number missing or trapped.
Video by German climber Jost Kobusch