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Bristol climber tweets of earthquake from base camp
A climber from Bristol who survived the earthquake in Nepal has tweeted about the devastation it caused from Everest base camp.
Meanwhile a search and rescue organisation from the city will travel to Nepal today to aid the recovery mission. More that 1,800 have died in the disaster.
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Rescue team from Bristol head to Nepal
A search and rescue team from Bristol are on their way to Nepal to help find survivors of yesterday's earthquake.
14 fully trained resuce technicians from Search and Rescue Assistance in Disasters (S.A.R.A.I.D) will travel to Kathmandu this evening with 1.5 tonnes of specialist equipment. They'll carry sound and vibration detection equipment, as well as specialised search cameras to help locate victims trapped under buildings.
S.A.R.A.I.D is an urban search and rescue team that specialises in locating and rescuing victims trapped in collapsed buildings. The team is experienced in dealing with incidents of this type having been part of the rescue efforts in the earthquakes of Indonesia and Haiti as well as other natural disasters around the world.
Bristol climber tweets from base camp
A climber from Bristol who survived the earthquake in Nepal has tweeted from Everest base camp about the disaster.
Expedition leader Daniel Mazur and his team are in Camp One and all survived the earthquake. He tweeted to say a massive earthquake had hit just five hours after telling his followers the team was 'all packed for tonight's climb'.
