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8 dead as quake-triggered avalanche sweeps Everest

FILE - This Oct. 21, 2005 file photo shows Mount Everest from an aerial view taken over Nepal. Senior mountaineering guide, Ang Tshering, said an avalanche swept the face of Mt. Everest after the massive earthquake, Saturday April 25, 2015 while government officials say at least 30 people have been injured on the mountain. (AP Photo/Jody Kurash, File) FILE - This Oct. 21, 2005 file photo shows Mount Everest from an aerial view taken over Nepal. Senior mountaineering guide, Ang Tshering, said an avalanche swept the face of Mt. Everest after the massive earthquake, Saturday April 25, 2015 while government officials say at least 30 people have been injured on the mountain. (AP Photo/Jody Kurash, File)

By Associated Press April 25, 2015 1 min read

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) – An official with Nepal’s mountaineering department says the bodies of eight people have been recovered on Mount Everest after the massive earthquake triggered an avalanche.

Gyanendra Shretha says an unknown number of people remain missing or injured.