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'I ran for my life': Climber on Everest on avalanche
Reporter Tom Bateman has spoken to climbers stranded by the avalanche on Mount Everest caused by the earthquake in Nepal.
Belgian climber Jelle Veyt was hiking back from Camp 1 when the avalanche struck, he described his thoughts when he saw the avalanche coming down the mountain.
"The first thing I thought when I saw that, I actually thought I'm going to die, I started running for my life and i thought if it hits me it it's going to be the end," he said.
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