Number of Americans missing in Nepal rises to 101: Families hunt for their loved ones as true scale of devastation from earthquake starts to emerge Three Americans who were on Mount Everest at the time have been confirmed dead
Avalanches were triggered by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that ripped through Nepal, India, China and Bangladesh
Up to 3,300 people have died in the disaster across the Himalayas with scores still unaccounted for in the region
Everest basecamp was buried by deadly avalanches that were sparked by the earthquake on Saturday morning
Among mountaineers to have died is American Google executive Dan Fredinburg and Dr Marisa Eve Girawong
Denver-born Tom Taplin, 61, was recording a documentary at the basecamp when the avalanche hit
The earthquake is Nepal's worst natural disaster for 81 years while Everest has never seen so many die on one day