Treacherous journey to epicenter of deadly Nepal earthquake

Barpak, Nepal (CNN)—More than 1,400 meters above sea level, amidst Nepal's treacherous alpine terrain, an entire mountain is shaking.

The terrifying tremors last for about five seconds. They send the few villagers left in the remote village of Mandre -- a 174km drive northwest of Kathmandu, when roads are passable -- scrambling down the mountainside towards the relative safety of the plains. Most of the village has taken refuge there since the devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck more than a week ago.

We hear a landslide below us. In the distance, three more can be seen, triggered by the jolt.

Sunil Bishokerma, making his way up the mountain with his brother to search for his missing family members, tells us his whole body is in shock.

"I am very afraid," he says.
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