The rush of ice and snow swept through the base camp where climbers were preparing to ascend the world’s highest peak, expedition operators said.
The extent of casualties on the mountain was unclear because communications were disrupted across Nepal by the quake, whose epicenter was 135 miles west of Everest.
Iswari Paudel, managing director of Himalayan Guides Nepal, a Katmandu-based trekking firm, said he had gotten word that the avalanche killed four people who were working on the mountain for his company.
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