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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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Bristol climber tweets from base camp

Injured climbers have been rescued from Everest. Credit: ITV News

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'.

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