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Climbtories tell me that tom was dead. i guess he was blown abay way by the blast and buried in any rubble. >> reporter: historical buildings, iconic symbols of nepal demolished. the high tower, a landmark tourist attraction completely destroyed. at least 50 bodies pulled from its ruins. >> oh my gosh what incredible pictures sanjay is showing us. you saw there, the earthquake triggered a massive avalanche on mount everest caught on this heart pounding video. at least 17 people were killed there. many are still trapped on the mountain. our coverage continues with cnn's correspondent. >> report...

Its economic output. that's a huge share. early estimate in my experience early estimates like this often go much much higher. now one of the reasons the damage was so devastating, the standard of housing construction very low. annual gdp per capita about $1,000 just $1,000. most families live in poverty. tourism, one driver of the economy, foreign climbers pay up to $100,000 each to climb mt. everest, but a series of accidents and now this this signature landmark of the country's economy, many people say in jeopardy. chris? >> all right, christine, thank you. >> thank you for that update. we ...

Part of the lower part of the tent a lot of loops and ladders, it's all collapsed. at least 17 people arrived from base camp. everyone is walking around in a state of shock. unfortunately, that means we will take care of the people and the fatalities. >> yeah. jim, we are happy that you and your teammates survived this ordeal thanks, for taking to time to talk to us. >> thank you very much. we wish the best of luck to you. >> absolutely. best of luck to you, too, in getting off that helicopter today. thank you. well analysts have been expecting this earthquake of this magnitude in nepal for ye...

The world. at the same time you have some of the best guides in the world up there, they're trained in survival tactics. they have the gear you know fuel and food necessary to live for a week or a few weeks and to ration what they have and at that altitude you are to the overly hungry anyways. at the same time you have to keep your moral up and have faith that you are going to be rescued. you will be brought back down. then you kind of evaluate when you are back at base camp. >> well, i tell you, you know you are in a dire situation when being stranded on everest isn't the worst set of possibi...

Nation. thank you for being here. this is your home country. we are so sorry for what your friends and loved ones have been experiencing. have you been able contact your loved ones and relatives? >> yes. >> how are they? >> it's ruined but it's a matter of up a all nepalese people. they are in a very difficult situation now. >> absolutely. as we have been saying. scientists had predicted. after there was a massive earthquake 81 years ago in nepal. 10,000 people killed. scientists after that calculated after about every 75 years, a big earthquake would hit nepal because of shifting plates. so i...