A new video released by mountaineers shows the deadly moment Nepal's earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mt Everest. "The ground is shaking," someone shouts during the footage. Climbers begin to run before the avalanche itself is visible. Then, the camera fills with a fast-moving cloud, signaling the advance of the avalanche. The footage was posted on Youtube by Jost Kobusch, a climber from Germany who previously has posted clips about preparations for his expedition. According to news agency Reuters, the death toll from the earthquake rose to 3,218. The toll is likely to climb as rescuers struggle to reach remote regions in the impoverished, mountainous country of 28 million people and as bodies buried under rubble are recovered. It has been over 40 hours since an earthquake measuring 7.6 on Richter scale ravaged Kathmandu and several other parts of Nepal, but the aftershocks are still continuing.
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