Twelve people are killed in an avalanche on Mount Everest

When

18 Apr 2014

Kind

Event

Coordinates

27.99° N, 86.88° E

Description

Twelve people are killed in an avalanche on Mount Everest.

Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, 2014 Mount Everest ice avalanche.

Avalanche on Mount Everest

On 18 April 2014, seracs on the western spur of Mount Everest failed, resulting in an ice avalanche that killed sixteen climbing Sherpas in the Khumbu Icefall. This was the same icefall where the 1970 Mount Everest disaster had taken place. Thirteen bodies were recovered within two days, while the remaining three were never recovered due to the great danger in attempting such an expedition.

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