Mount Everest deaths reached up to 12 while 3 persons are still missing in an avalanche that occurred about 6:30 Friday morning in Nepal.
The beauty of the world's highest mountain constantly attracts many people. Its peak has been very tempting for the climbers coming from different parts of the world to reach despite of the great risk that they must face along the way. A supposed enjoyable experience on Friday in Nepal has turned out to be a disastrous journey as an avalanche hit the mountain.
According to the Associated Press, an avalanche occurred early Friday morning and swept down a climbing route in the world's highest peak. The disaster involved 12 Mount Everest deaths while there are still three individuals being searched as they went missing after the tragedy. Krishna Lamsal, a Nepal Tourism Ministry official said that the Sherpa guides went out early in the morning to fix rope for the other climbers when an avalanche suddenly hit them.
The avalanche that hit them is just below the Camp 2 which is at 21,300 feet above sea level, 8,000 feet below the summit-the area is actually nicknamed as the "popcorn field". The Mount Everest deaths involved 12 persons which were all found under the mounds of snow. Rescue workers are still searching for three more missing guides while two injured Sherpa guides were immediately rushed to the hospitals in Katmandu.
Those that were hit by the avalanche were guides and climbers that are preparing camps at higher altitudes and setting up ropes for the climbing season which swill start about a month from now. Many Mount Everest deaths were already recorded as more and more climbers try to reach its peak and create a world record.
As the flow of climbers tend to increase each year, Nepal made several steps to manage the scenario. They also make sure that rescue operations are within reach. With that, officials and security personnel will be dispatched to the base camp at around 5,300 meters (17,380 feet) where they will stay for the entire climbing season.
The towering height of Mount Everest was first conquered by New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay. As more people attempts to reach the zenith of the mountain, Mount Everest deaths also increase.
In 2013, eight deaths were confirmed while the worst recorded tragedy was in May 11, 1996 wherein eight climbers were killed in a snowstorm.
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