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WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department says at least four Americans have died in Nepal's earthquake.
Spokesman Jeff Rathke says all of the U.S. citizens were killed at the Mt. Everest base camp.
He identified two as Thomas Ely Taplin and Vinh B. Truong.
The other two haven't been named yet, either because consular officials haven't confirmed their identities or next of kin haven't been notified.
The official death toll from the disaster has soared past 4,000 people, though that number is expected to climb significantly.
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