Four Chinese nationals, including a climber, were kiled and five were critically injured in the powerful earthquake that struck Nepal today flattening houses and buildings and triggering an avalanche on Mt Everest.
The four Chinese died in the earthquake measuring 7.9 on Richter scale, included one tourist, one climber and two working in a Chinese company, said the Chinese embassy here.
Five Chinese were critically injured in the quake, state-run Xinhua reported from the Nepalese capital.
The embassy has called on Chinese nationals in the country to move to open grounds in the wake of a series of aftershocks.
The quake measuring 7.9 on Richter scale, which was followed by 16 aftershocks of magnitude 4.5 or greater, killed over 1,000 people and left several thousands injured and hundreds missing across the country.
The quake caused avalanches on Mount Everest, sending mountaineers running for cover.
Gyanendra Shrestha, an official at the Ministry of Tourism, said that 10 people including foreign climbers have been killed in the avalanche triggered by the earthquake.
