The devastating earthquake that struck Nepal on Saturday triggered a massive avalanche at Mount Everest that left at least 18 people dead.
Roberto Schmidt, a photographer for Agence France-Presse, captured the terrifying scenes at Everest base camp when the avalanche hit.
Rescuers evacuated a number of avalanche survivors on Sunday, but many more climbers are feared to be trapped on the world's highest peak. "I heard a big noise, and the next thing I know I was swept away by the snow," tour guide Pemba Sherpa told the Associated Press. "I must have been swept almost 200 meters (yards)."
Take a look at Schmidt's photos of the avalanche and its aftermath, and check the end of this post to find out how you can help Nepal's earthquake survivors.
In this photograph taken on April 25, 2015, a cloud of snow and debris triggered by an earthquake flies toward Everest base camp, moments ahead of flattening part of the camp in the Himalayas. (ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty Images)
Prayer flags frame a rescue helicopter as it ferries the injured from Everest base camp on April 26, 2015, a day after an avalanche triggered by an earthquake devastated the camp. (ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty Images)
In this photograph taken on April 25, 2015, Sherpas, climbers, porters and rescue teams help carry a person injured by an avalanche that flattened part of Everest base camp. (ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty Images)
A rescue helicopter prepares to land and airlift the injured from Everest base camp on April 26, 2015. (ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty Images)
Rescue team personnel carry an injured person toward a waiting rescue helicopter at Everest base camp on April 26, 2015. (ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty Images)
Rescue team personnel carry an injured person toward a waiting rescue helicopter at Everest base camp on April 26, 2015. (ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty Images)
An injured person is loaded onto a rescue helicopter at Everest base camp on April 26, 2015. (ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty Images)
An injured person is carried by rescue members to be airlifted by rescue helicopter at Everest base camp on April 26, 2015. (ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty Images)
An injured person is carried by rescue members to be airlifted by rescue helicopter at Everest base camp on April 26, 2015. (ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty Images)
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