官员称，周二，两架直升机在珠穆朗玛峰大本营下方着陆时相撞，造成至少1人死亡、2人受伤。
Helicopters collide below Mount Everest base camp, killing 1 person and injuring 2 Two helicopters collided Tuesday while trying to land just below Mount Everest’s base camp, killing at least one person and injuring two others, officials said.
这两架飞机正在运送徒步旅行者，他们此前一直在尼泊尔热门徒步季节期间徒步前往珠穆朗玛峰大本营。
The aircraft were ferrying trekkers who had been hiking up to Everest base camp during Nepal’s popular trekking season.
在周日天气好转之前，大雪曾覆盖了路线，数千名徒步旅行者得以活动。
Heavy snow had covered the route before the weather improved Sunday and thousands of trekkers were able to move around.
珠穆朗玛峰没有道路，直升机是将在寒冷和高海拔环境中生病或筋疲力尽的徒步旅行者和向导带下来的唯一方式。直升机在海拔13780英尺的费里切村坠毁。
There are no roads on Everest, and helicopters are the only way to bring down trekkers and guides who become sick or exhausted in the cold and high altitude. The helicopters crashed at Pheriche village, which is at 13,780 feet altitude.
索卢坤布地区行政官员布彭德拉·塔帕表示，一名47岁的印度游客在坠机中丧生。一名来自新西兰的乘客受伤，正被送往首都加德满都接受治疗。一名尼泊尔飞行员受伤，但在当地接受了治疗。两架直升机上的人数尚不清楚。
A 47-year-old tourist from India was killed in the crash, according to Bhupendra Thapa, a Solukhumbhu district administration officer. A passenger from New Zealand was injured and was being transported to the capital, Kathmandu, for treatment. A Nepali pilot sustained injuries but was treated locally. The number of people on the two helicopters wasn’t clear.
珠穆朗玛峰大本营徒步旅行最长可达两周，从该地区唯一的机场卢克拉出发，前往海拔17380英尺的大本营。该徒步旅行在秋季很受欢迎，正值雨季结束后、严冬来临之前。
The Mount Everest base camp trek lasts up to two weeks and goes from the only airstrip in the area at Lukla to base camp located at 17,380 feet. The trek is popular during the fall season, right after the rainy season and before the harsh winter months.