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Nepal 7.8 magnitude earthquake - 17 climbers dead 26-Apr-2015 At 2:15:29 PM Damien Gildea

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As of 2pm AEST (10am Nepal time) there were 20 reported dead at Everest BC and around 1,900 across Nepal. There are more injured at Everest BC, awaiting evacuation.

Over 100 climbers are above the icefall at C1 and C2, mostly safe.

The unusually large avalanche came down from between Pumori and Lingtren and hit BC, though another is reported to have hit the icefall from Nuptse.

The icefall route was demolished but as of right now it is reported a few Sherpas had descended the icefall back to BC.

Helicopters could not fly Saturday due to poor weather but have flown today, Sunday.

Some villages like Thame are almost completely destroyed, though with no fatalities. Namche and other villages in the Khumbu have severe damage and undoubtedly fatalities. There have also been reports of destroyed villages in Gorkha district (near Manaslu etc).

Teams on Annapurna are reported all safe. Makalu BC was badly damaged but there are no reported fatalities at this time.

Kathmandu airport was reported to be damaged but flights are expected to operate today, Sunday.

For anyone with relatives or friends in Nepal, they *may* be on this list of missing persons compiled by the Red Cross:

http://familylinks.icrc.org/nepal-earthquake/en/Pages/Home.aspx

Please note that as bad as 'Missing' sounds, it mostly means the person has not communicated they are OK and may not even know they are subject of concern.

Communications are down all over Nepal, affecting phone and internet, so many people are simply out of touch.

Best wishes to all affected.