Friday 18 April 2014 15.37 At least 12 Nepalese climbing guides have been killed after an avalanche struck Mount Everest early today.
It is the worst accident to hit the world's highest peak.
The climbers had been preparing the route to the summit ahead of the main climbing season, which kicks off later this month.
The death toll is expected to rise, Lakpa Sherpa from the non-profit Himalayan Rescue Association said at Everest base camp.
The avalanche occurred at around 6.45am (2am Irish time) at an altitude of about 5,800 metres in an area known as the "popcorn field".
The area lies on the route into the treacherous Khumbu icefall, Ang Tshering Sherpa, president of the Nepal Mountaineering Association, said.
A tourism ministry official said that 14 Nepali climbers had been taking equipment and baggage up the mountain.
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