no law school would on hour his degree from the university of kathmandu. >> they don't recognise your university. >> not at all. >> your law degree doesn't mean anything. >> not at all. >> he found fast food jobs, duncan donuts and subway. >> i was in for three months. one guy told me there's a lot of money in a taxi. >> now 36, yogish put his own dreams on hold, a well-educated lawyer, fluent in three lang wiges, but here is driving a taxi to send money to his parents in nepal and save for his children's college education. >> do you make enough money driving a taxi to support your family well? >> to be honest, if you are talking in a friendly environment i should say i'm making $4,500 to $5,000 in a month, deducting everything, clean money in my pocket. >> he lives in a working class neighbourhood in queens, a third floor walk up shared with his wife and teenage sons and they understand the sacrifice he is making for them. >> why do you think your father came here? >> he wanted us to have a better life. >> they worship in the hindu faith and the slower spir itemual pace of nepal is o

reporting from kathmandu, nepal. >> a steady stream of mourners arrive at his home, sherpas presumed dead, whom rescuers are still searching for since friday's april lamp at everest. from anuka, his loss is simply unbearable. >> i can't believe he's gone. it feels like i have no one else now. just can't believe it. >> with two young children under five, she's worried about who will provide for them. >> he's the center of family life and everything just resolve around them. i'm just worried about my children's future. >> his brother says he's lost more than just an older sibling. >> if i'm not elder, my son and daughter and you are the second guardian of my side. >> while three are still missing who are presumed dead, several were injured and taken by helicopter to the capitol, kathmandu. sherpas have refused to climb the mountain until their demands are met. while the government makes more than $3 million a year through climbing fees, sherpas make a very small fraction of that, up to $6,000 annually. talking to the government. >> shaping the mountain and the future, also, i'll tell e

we have this report from kathmandu in nepal. >> a stream of mourners continued to ask at this home. of three missing guides known as sherpas, presumed dead, who rescuers are searching for since the avalanche at ever ert. friend and families are in shock. unable to take in the events. for his life the loss is upbearable. >> translation: i can't believe he's gone. it feels like i have no oneless. i can't believe it. >> with two young children under five, she's worried about who will provide for them. >> he was the center of family life, and everything revolved around him. i'm worried about my children's future. >> her brother said he lost more than an older sibling. >> he said if i'm not here, watch my son and daughter. you are the second guardian of my son, yes. >> while three are missing, presumed dead, several were injured and taken by helicopter to kathmandu. sherpas refused to claim until certain demands are met. the government makes more than 3 million a year through climbing fees, sherpas make a small fraction, up to 6,000 annually. those fighting for application are talking to

we are joined live from kathmandu. tell us what you saw on your experience of this avalanche, kevin. >> i was climbing, about 6:30 in the morning. i was climbing with my sherpa, and we heard an enormous loud noise, a loud thud, and i looked up and suddenly there was an enormous avalanche coming towards us. for a few seconds i thought we were going to be in the main impact zone. the power of the avalanche weakened. we were covered in snow dust. it was a horrifying moment. >> but other sherpas were not as fortunate. 13 died. have they held funerals for those sherpas? >> that's right. the reports are that 13 died, and i believe three sherpas are still missing. yes, it was extraordinary, the high fatality rate. last weekend on saturday there was a memorial for the sherpas that died, and that was attended by hundred of people from the community, and all the sherpas at base camp at the time. >> was this just a terrible accident or could those lives have been saved? >> well, you know, a bit of both really. it was - technicall

he is in kathmandu, which is very, very far away. there's a little bit of a delay here.ins us by phone. let me first ask this, could you end up having to cancel your planned expedition? >> i think it is possible we might have to cancel our expedition. sherpas are still quite happy to climb and wants our expedition to move forward. but the sherpa community as a whole, their demands have not been adequately responded to by the nepali government and their potential strike means nobody climbs this season. if that is the overall decision, we will certainly respect that. >> we understand that this $400 seems like a drop in the bucket. we know that many of these men are the only breadwinners in their family and how devastating it could be to their communities. what what you like to see the government do? >> i would like to see the nepali government show more understanding of what an extreme loss this was for the sherp ma community and the families that lost, like you said, the primary breadwinner. in general, the sherpas who work on the mountain, they are well compensated for t

we have more from the nepali capital kathmandu. . >> reporter: it's nearly a week since the avalancheame crashing on a tall peak, killing 13 guides. it's the worst mountain fatality, resulting in hundreds of guides or sherpas refusing to climb until issues of life insurance and medical cover are addressed. there are 1500 guides, looking after trekkers and climbers, who want the everest of the experience. it depends on the climb. as much as 75,000 can be spent by an experienced climber. the fallout is no guide will be financially disastrous than nepal's industry, let alone the tourism sector. last week's incident could not have come at a worse time. climbers gathered at base camp. with no guides to help, it's a none starter. on tuesday, the government offered to set up a fund if sherpas were injured, or killed. nepal earns over 3 million to climb the mountain. later on thursday, a government delegation, tour operators will meet at a camp to find a way forward with the sherpas. if the solution is found, goals of climbers who hope to scale everest will fall flat. >> and a reminder that y

we have this report from kathmandu on what this could mean for the families of tour guides dependentn tourism money. >> 1500 experienced sherpa guides work across the himalayan mountain range. they have learnt their trade over many years. the knowledge of the environment is vital. they have little life or medical insurance in an emergency. their work is unpredictable and dangerous. demonstrated by the avalanche on friday, killing 13 sherpas. trekkers say there needs to be more protection for the sherpas. >> they are taking all the risk of the the climbers get the clory. the sherpas shlep gear for weeks before the climbers go up. it's not fair. >> it's the height of the tourist season in nepal. visitors from across the world are gathering. nepal can offer what many can't - great trekking holidays and the highest mountain peaks in the world. tourism generated $29.8 million, attracting 800,000 visitors, accounting for 4%. g.d.p. a former cabinet minister is clear as to what the authorities should be. >> we should be strong and push the government to bring solution, to implement what the

don't look as she is lucky to be alone rescuers found him and told him to kathmandu for treatment. doctors say he suffered broken ribs. he told relatives what happened the thumb and my buddy on friday and had to kayak pounds to six months suddenly the avalon stand on the green confetti many of them. the accident happened near the treacherous cool wasteful. it's one of the most dangerous parts of the breach. lolx obliged in full without warning officials say that several ship is is still missing despite their best if it's too soon it was a minus when we had about half of the tourism industry and the officials of space camp responded immediately. three helicopters were rushed to the scene with rescuers and medical was his duty. every year and is felt in the polls is still the world's tallest peak. may is considered the best time of year to attend the client. in the weeks before the season begins. local guides moved up and down the mountain preparing for expeditions brazil a two day strike by police in the state of bahia has led to a crime wave that included thirty nine murders and wi

two of the injured were in critical condition in a kathmandu hospital. >> the experience was great, going well and then suddenly there was a huge thud. for a few seconds i thought wow, this is going to take me out. we got covered by this enormous cloud of snow and snow dust. >> reporter: there was an ice ball directly under base camp 2 where the sherpas were. an nbc crew was there. >> the first hurdle in the climb of everest above base camp. our plan was to leave last night along with the sherpas, we delayed for 24 hours, so we're still down here safe. the biggest tragedy is it's the beginning of the season. to lose this many people at the beginning of the season, may be the end of the season. >> 80 nepalese guides, lost their lives since it was first scaled by sir edmond hilary, many years ago. up on the mountain the local master mountaineers are, relations can fray. last yeerm a massive brawl erupted after insult and accusation he of mistreatment. >> with hundreds of climbers reaching the summit in peak season each year the number expeditions might also be fueling frustrations. >> i wou

here is more from kathmandu. >> reporter: the world's tallest peak is off limits this season. 13 sherpa guides were killed a week on everest, so the question being posed now is what happens next to those that directly and indirectly depend on everest and tourism? the sherpas have made their decision. they will not work until financial protection for them and their families is in place. if the sherpa's won't guide the mountaineers to the top, everest is essential i will closed. teams at base camp are packing their bags and returning home. while foreign climbers lament their misfortune this year, they do sympathize with the sherpas, they have been given an extension of five years to compensate the thousands they have spent on getting to everest. the con see kwenlss of closing down everest will not be known for sometime. how far and wide this move effects the country will probably be calculated in the coming months. but the immediate effects will impact the sherpa community who depend on this small window of opportunity to survive for the rest of the year. >>> the pipelines and infrastruct

between monday and wednesday there was this rise in temperatures at kathmandu, and there is a possibilityre might have been some slightly warmer air coming through. that's about as far as i can go. i just had a look at the weather conditions on the tibetan side of everest. this is at 4,300 meters, and temperatures of 13 degrees. but the weather conditions are fairly quiet for any rescue attempts. >> thank you indeed. three days of mourning has been declared for [ inaudible ]. harry smith reports. >> reporter: in this small town they lit candles, and laid flowers at his childhood home. clup beeia's president declared three days of national mourning and ordered flags to be lowered in his honor. but seen here recently celebrating his 83 birthday, he was not just the most famous son, he put south american literature on the world stage and changed the literary landscape of the spanish language. he won the nobel prize for literature. >> translator: the nobel peace prize is something that happened to north america, latin america, that happened to the world. here we're all the same people. >> rep

this sherpa is in intensive care in kathmandu hospital. a rescue operation is under way. officials in nepal say this happened just below camp one, more than 20,000 feet above sea level. the guides were preparing the route to the summit for climbers. meteorologist chad myers. what an awful story. what kind of conditions are these climbers facing? >> 10 degrees right now, fahrenheit, winds at about 15 to 20 miles per hour. not great. these ice falls, they're avalanches -- we think of avalanches as snow coming down. these are honestly pieces of glacier, pieces of ice falling from high above these guys, right at the kumba ice fall. that's why it's called an ice fall, because ice falls there. it's been happening all week long. this is the first time people actually got in the way of these ice falls. they're putting ropes up so the climbers eventually in may can make their way up. they're bringing food and medicine and supplies up to these other camps so that when the climbers finally start going in that direction, there will be supplies for them. here's the khumba glacier, her

one is in intensive care in a kathmandu hospital.riday, the single dangerous day was in may, 1986, eight climbers died, their story told into a best selling book into then air. this is just the beginning of the season as nepal has issued licenses to people to scale the highest peaks in the coming waex. >>> still ahead here on cnn newsroom . i saw nothing here, nothing suspicious. >> what neighbors didn't see going on in this ordinary looking garage in argentina was horrific. with le have the story of a 15-year-old girl held captive more than half her life. ox... you can clear a table without lifting a finger... well muddlers, muddle no more. try zyrtec®. it gives you powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin. because zyrtec® starts working at hour 1 on the first day you take it. claritin doesn't start working until hour 3. zyrtec®. muddle no more™ >>> a disturbing story out of argentina, police rescued a girl who they say was held captive for nine years. >> reporter: there is nothing unusual about the two-story

we go to kathmandu. . >> reporter: nearly 1500 experienced sherpa guides work here.hey learnt their trade over many years. the knowledge of the environment is vital. they have little life or health ipp adjourns. work is un -- insurance. work is unpredictable and dangerous. demonstrated by the avalanche that killed 13 sherpas. trekkers say there needs to be more protection for the sherpas. >> they are taking all the risk. the climbers get the glory. the sherpas take the gear up and down for weeks, and they are the ones taking the risks. it's not fair. >> it's the height of the tourist season in nepal. visitors from across the world are gathering. nepal offers what many can't. trekking holidays on highest mountain peaks. it generated $39.1 million, attracting 800,000 visitors, accounting tore 4% of g.d.p. this is a former cabinet minister and clear as to what the authorities need to do. >> we should be strong and push the government to bring solutions, implement what they promise as compensations, you know, the financial examinations and social management of the famili

we are in kathmandu for the latest. >>> plus, a car that goes for hundreds of kilometres on one litre of fuel. and other innovative designs. >>> and an olympic athlete tells us what is driving him to make a comeback. stay with us. >> welcome back. you're with al jazeera. a reminder of the top stories. china insists it opens a group of disputed islands in the east china sea, not japan. beijing made the statements. >> the u.s. says it's disappointed by the inner city struck by hamas and fatah. it's warned that it could jeopardise prospects of piece. the unity agreement angeredest rail, which regards -- angered israel which regards hamas as a terrorist organizations. >> considerations of sanctions on the government and opposition in syria. >>> 126 bodies have been refrooeffed from the south korean -- retrieved from the south korean wreck. 150 people are still missing. the video released shows divers smashing windows to get inside the vessels. the divers can only see a few centimetres in front of them. >> now to a strike on the world's highest mountain. some sherpa guides are refusing to

. >> reporter: at a holy site in kathmandu, the families of the dead are mourn. this girl's father is among them. she says the accident has caused her family immense sorrow. back at everest base camp, flags are still flying. the sherpas put them up two days before this accident. they were supposed to bless their journey. those sad pictures of the rescue effort were actually filmed by an nbc news crew that happened to be on everest filling a documentary for the discovery channel. sources say there are safe and well. we know their thoughts are with the sherpas who lost their lives and those injured. alex. >> duncan, do you know when they'll be able to do more work trying to rescue them? given the shifting of the snow, the reasons for which this avalanche happened in the first place, they have to be so careful doing that. >> yeah, exactly. as far as we know, they will try again in the morning when they get light because they want to take advantage of the weather. it's a very small weather window, if you like, when climbing season happens. so we understand they will

and we report from kathmandu and what it could mean for the tour guides who depend on tourism. >> theallest peak is off limits this season and 13 mountain guides were killed a week ago on everest and the question is what happens next to those that directly and indirectly depend on everest and tourism. they made their decision, they will not work until financial protection for them and their families is in place. if they won't guide them safely to the top, everest is effectively closed and to climb the peak was to begin in may but no it's dead and they are packing bags and returning home and foreign climate met them with fortune this year and the extraordinary events of the past week and have an extension of five years to compensate for the thousands of dollars they spent getting there. they earned $39 million in tourism in 2013. consequences for closing down everest will not be known for sometime. how far and wide this move will effect the country will probably be calculated by politicians and economists in the coming months but the immediate effect will impact the community who depen

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. >> reporter: kathmandu, families of the sherpas killed in friday's avalanche on mount everest mournheir loved ones. the bodies of 13 local sherpa guides have been pulled from the snow. three sherpas still are missing. the avalanche was the single deadliest accident in the mountain's history. >> i believe that this is going to have great effect on the families. they've lost their bread winners, their husbands, their fathers, their sons. and it's going to have very serious effect in the community as well as in the families. great loss for everyone. >> reporter: just days away from the start of the busiest climbing season, u.s.-based alpine international who lost five sherpas in the accident has canceled its expedition. the discovery channel planned a live broadcast at the first winged jumpsuit flight off everest. that's also canceled. now, it's unclear if anyone will scale the world's highest peak this year. some sherpas are calling for the mountain to be closed in respect for the dead. others are threatening a boycott to protest poor pay. >> translator: at the moment, the view of all

. >> reporter: in kathmandu, a somber farewell for more than a dozen fallen sherpas. ♪ >> reporter: thes tragic avalanche that took the lives of 13 of their colleagues. just after 6:30 a.m. last friday, near what's called camp one at about 19,000 feet, a glacier gave way sending snow and ice careening down the mountain. >> the cloud was coming down. and yeah for a few seconds i thought this is going to take me out and my sherpa. >> reporter: adventurers have long relied on sherpas to help them scale the tallest peak. of course there is significant danger involved not just avalanches but falls and injuries from the heavy loads. this sherpa said their life is quite risky and not easy. >> without the sherpa community and the climbing sherpas to put in the route, ferry supplies, build and stock the camps and assist western climbers, most people wouldn't climb everest. >> reporter: now a potentially unprecedented walkout. they want a relief fund for the families of those killed or injured during climbs. they want more insurance money. nepal agreed to pay the families of the victims of last w