In pictures: dramatic rescue effort in Nepal’s Mount Everest

Rescue helicopters airlifted injured climbers off Mount Everest on Sunday, a day after an avalanche triggered by an earthquake devastated Everest Base Camp.


Nepal’s worst earthquake in 81 years killed more than 2,000 people, including at least 17 who lost their lives on Mount Everest. An aircraft carrying the first 15 injured climbers landed in Kathmandu at around noon local time.

"There is a lot of confusion on the mountain. The toll will rise," said Gelu Sherpa, one of the wounded among the first 15 injured climbers flown to Kathmandu. "Tents have been blown away," said Sherpa, his head in bandages.

A strong aftershock on Sunday unleashed further avalanches in the Himalayas and shook buildings as far away as the Indian capital New Delhi, halting the city metro.

(FRANCE 24 with REUTERS)

EVEREST BASE CAMP DEVASTATED AFTER QUAKE-TRIGGERED AVALANCHE



Prayer flags frame a rescue helicopter as it ferries the injured from Everest Base Camp on April 26, 2015, a day after an avalanche triggered by an earthquake devastated the camp. Photo: Roberto Schmidt / AFP
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Nepalese sherpas and other Nepalese members of expeditions watch as an unseen rescue helicopter takes off with the injured from Everest Base Camp on April 26, 2015. Photo: Roberto Schmidt / AFP
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An injured person is carried by rescue members to be airlifted by rescue helicopter at Everest Base Camp on April 26, 2015. Photo: Roberto Schmidt / AFP
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A rescue helicopter takes off with the injured from Everest Base Camp on April 26, 2015. Photo: Roberto Schmidt / AFP
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This general view shows Everest Base Camp on April 26, 2015, a day after an avalanche triggered by an earthquake devastated the camp. Photo: Roberto Schmidt / AFP
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Nepalese Sherpas look up towards an area where an avalanche triggered by an earthquake occurred at Everest Base Camp. Photo: Roberto Schmidt / AFP

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