DEADLY DAY ON WORLD’S TALLEST PEAK …
|| By FITSNEWS || A magnitude 7.8 earthquake rocked Nepal on Saturday, leaving hundreds of people dead – including at least thirteen hikers on the world’s tallest mountain, Everest.
The quake occurred shortly before noon local time at a depth of only seven miles – roughly fifty miles from the country’s capital of Kathmandu. Early reports indicate as many as 1,500 people have lost their lives in the disaster – the strongest, deadliest seismic event to hit the country in more than eight decades.
The initial quake was followed by an aftershock measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale as well as more than a dozen smaller aftershocks measuring at least 4.5, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
To put that in perspective, the earthquake which hit South Carolina last February measured 4.4.
On the mountain, the avalanches which followed the quake and its aftershocks created a grisly scene – with one climber reportedly having been “blown away by the avalanche,” breaking both legs. Other hikes wrote of “running for their lives” from the onrushing wall of snow.
“What we see is horrible,” Dutch climber Eric Arnold wrote on his blog. “Everywhere there are tents, personal belongings and climbing gear … a makeshift infirmary has been set up. Many victims have head injuries and are in bad shape. Around me I hear reports of ten to thirty dead.”
Google engineer Dan Fredinburg was one of those who lost his life, according to his sister.
“During the avalanche on Everest early this morning our Dan suffered from a major head injury and didn’t make it,” she wrote on his Instagram page.
The death toll on the mountain is likely to climb as many hikers are trapped above the avalanche zones – and dealing with adverse weather conditions.
“On top of the whiteout after the avalanche it has been snowing since last night so it is difficult to see the following avalanches, and there are so many – maybe one every 5 min – that I have stopped counting,” Danish hiker Carsten Lillelund Pedersen wrote on Facebook. “This also makes it more difficult to search for people.”
The tragedy comes one year after an avalanche claimed the lives of sixteen high altitude porters on the mountain – which at the time marked the deadliest day in the mountain’s history.
Our thoughts and prayers go to all of those in Nepal dealing with this terrible tragedy …
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Meant sincerely – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7jcInAEQgg
I’m SURE the world will be rushing to FITS to get EXPERT analysis, and the most up-to-date news, on this INTERNATIONAL disaster…LMAO…
Sad story…however 3,000 children were aborted in USA TODAY…125,000 world wide…
If only grand assholes parents had aborted him/her/it. Thats the really sad story.
This is why I’m pro-retroactive choice.
You’re for selfishness, hate and violence, as long as you can feed your greed by it.
Hate and violence are your middle names. Hi pot this is the kettle calling.
Wow!!!…That’s the first time I’ve seen some mindless, liberal idiot use that cliche…LMAO…
Nothing triggers your HATE and penchant for violence more than you being reminded of who, and what, you are…
Yet: you cower when your targeting is met with us defending ourselves…
All could have been averted had his old man pulled out and shot him on the curtains.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrZHPOeOxQQ
I’ve got lil love for GT, but I wouldn’t wish that on anyone. He apparently has some really thick skin and loves to get under others, but….I’m sure he is a person who does have feelings buried beneath that ugly exterior.
Good point and in all honesty I wouldnt wish that sort of ill will on anyone..GrandLiar inspires a special sort of response mearly due to his total lack of logic, facts or even the simplest understanding of history..He did say that the US overthrew Iran and that he had solved the JFK Assassination, so he has that going for him.
Sure the guy is just a troll who insults everyone and who has lost any respect he might gain through intelligent discourse, but even with all that im glad he wasnt aborted. (and come on, he drives more people away from the hard right then brings anyone to his viewpoint. )
Agreed.
But those abortion deaths are celebrated by FITS, the Liberals…and the Liberal-Tarians…as empowering women.
Maybe I could dress you up as a fetus and strap a coathanger around that stupid neck of yours?
Guest GrandTango • a day ago
LMAO!!!The one he falsely accused of a DUI and had to back track after the man went on the radio and apparently threatened to sue him while defending himself.That was after he attended a city council meeting dressed like the Big Lebowski and while apparently stammering and sweating profusely, demanded the same man resign as mayor.They apparently laughed Boz out of the chamber.
Boz apparently harassed the poor lady at TSN that covered city council and the mayor that it was apparently becoming a ‘legal’ issue-about the time of all the lies and misrepresentations The Sun News was apparently putting forward about the MBACC and Kelley. In my opinion Boz helped get em sued as he kept perpetuating on social media all the apparent falsehoods the writer and TSN were spewing about Kelley.
Boz is the reason they no longer have the Sun News Opinion Blog at the Sun News,in my opinion.He threatened to sue several bloggers…some that had businesses in the area…it got really bad…although he would get banned he would soon return as apparently TSN was afraid of being sued themselves…the one editor wouldn’t put up with his shit but left…he would harass anonymous contributors like he does on here if they disagreed with him…they ended up going to a Facebook format and no longer have any discussion on TSN that is worth a damn thing…
oops..wrong article
Damn, pass me that pipe, Sandi!
Guest Guest • 6 hours ago
CORRECTION>>.meant to post several contributors/bloggers threatened to sue Boz on the old SNOB for libelous comments..two of them own businesses in Murrels Inlet/Pawley’s Island area…one was a real estate developer/Time Shares?….one was an author…since deceased…
oops…wrong article
Irmo…realy…LOLOL thats why you are such a miserable piece of shit of a human..IRMO…LOLOLOLOLOL
I’m SURE the world will be rushing to FITS to get EXPERT analysis, and the most up-to-date news, on this INTERNATIONAL disaster…LMAO…
We have no choice.
The venereal South Carolina Political Digest Blog went *coughs* Tango Uniform.
TBG meant “venerable”.
Not.
It’s still up Dumb@$$…and from what I see…most all of SCPSD candidates won…most all of FITS- and yours – lost…LMAO..
’12:
“But chances are Perry’s the next POTUS…”
“If Newt is the GOP Nominee (whoever gets it) is the next president…”
“Obama has a record…and there is just no way he can overcome that vs a man as sharp and successful as Romney…”
Ancient history, one trick pony much???….LMAO…
You Dumb@$$#$ don’t win much…but when you do get ONE…you sure cling to it…which is actually a testament to how much I’ve kicked your @$$#$ in political prognosticating….LMAO…
I just like calling out a boastful oaf who can’t take humility…as for ancient history, it seems to repeat itself when dipshits like you start talking. You should just stick to sports.
“Calling out”…LMAO…you ignorant B@$t@d, you’ve based your existence on the fact that I was heartbroken that your corrupt and miserable god-Obama cheated, stole or sold his soul to get re-elected…
I admit I vomited when Romney lost to your human cesspool…
But, jerking off over Obama ruining the F*#king country..even more…makes you look like an anti-American, and stupid pile of feces…
But of course you were that even before…so what did you lose?..LMAO…
Can’t you find work, dawg? So sorry.
I mean, a man with your verbal skills, 62 years old from 162 Saints Creek Lane in Irmo, SC, uses words like vapid, lockstep, etc., ought to be in high demand. Maybe society just doesn’t get it. Your blog should have worked….
Meanwhile, those of us who have true skills prosper. I have gotten rich off of the Obama stock market. Your boy Georgie Bush II created it.
Damn.Did you really just put GT’s address out there? With a majority of sociopathic liberals with a penchant for verbalizing threats occupying this blog, was that really smart?
coming from the biggest sociopath on this site minus of course the big asshole..from the guy who constantly threatens to suck someone off or shove something up someones ass..im not sure you should be saying anything huh flip?
thanks. irmo..no wonder hes such a miserable piece of shit. When you hold the word irmo up to a mirror it spells crapville backwards. How about a name?????????
value 150k…LOLOLOLOLOLOL what a shit hole. Guess that blog really didnt make this loser a single dime..150k…ROFLMAO
Is that what he’s asking for it? I doubt anyone would give him $1.50.
Although TBG doesn’t go to that section of the internet (unless it’s the virtual equivalent of TBG being smashed late at night and wanting to score weed…),
…word on da screet is that there haven’t been any postings @SCPSD since 2014.
SCPSD – A giant venereal disease infected boil on the genitals of South Carolina political news.
Slapped the fucking shit out of *you* didn’t it?
…reality, I mean.
Maybe the avalanche will push all the shit left on the mountain down toward a base camp. Want to impress me, climb it without oxygen canisters.
Over 2,000 die and people want to focus on 17 rich guys taking risks to themselves and their guides on a fucking moutain?
Because the 2000+ are brown people, we kill brown people all the time, but usually Brown People in Sand™
What’s your point?
A Drone Again, Naturally
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Sl6_UoY7lg
Better a drone than a pilot in harms way.
FITS’ SILENCE on the Baltimore Riots, and ignorant race-hate squads, in that Democrat bastion…is deafening…
You ALWAYS run from WHO, and WHAT you are..when it manifests…
2000+ people died in Nepal and everyone on here is bitching about politics.
21st century and these people are still using 1st century building practices.
Correct, but what’s that got to do with the price of tea in China? The Earthquake has happened and people are dead. Maybe they’ll rebuild in a more modern manner. Hell half of Charleston is built on 18th and 19th century building practices. Do you intend to bitch about if a quake hits Charleston?
You know what… I wonder if the earthquake happened in this country, do you think the people of Nepal would give a shit?
I’d laugh if an earthquake hit Charlestown, maybe it could finish what Hugo started. People who live in Charleston are almost as fake as the people who live in Los Angeles. Charleston is a tourist trap surrounded by a shithole and just because you moved there from Iowa doesn’t make you a Blue Blood.
Why aren’t you in Charleston, shithead?
Give me a good reason to be in that shithole.
You should not be. Base on you description you provided, you should be in the shithole surrounding Charleston; with the other rednecks.
Theodore, Theodore, Theodore… what fake blue blood family line do you come from?
VATF1 Task Force departed from the USAR facility in Chantilly at 11:40 p.m. last night, and they arrived safely at Dover Air Force Base at 2:30 a.m. this morning.
The aircraft has been loaded and they will be departing Dover AFB shortly. The estimated time of arrival in Kathmandu, Nepal is early Monday morning (EDT). Once airborne, we do not expect to hear from the team until sometime late Sunday evening when they reach a refueling point. The team members are in good spirits and anxious to get in-country and get to work.
Please keep the team members, their families and the people of Nepal in your thoughts and prayers!
https://www.facebook.com/fairfaxcountyfirerescue/posts/912096498847803?hc_location=ufi
Umm, I’m not part of VATF1 Task Force.
“Do you intend to bitch about if a quake hits Charleston?”
Squishy (Lil Bitch) bitches about EVERYTHING.
And you bitch about my bitching.
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