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Faces of the Missing:
Desperate Families of DOZENS of Australians Unaccounted in the Deadly Himalayan Earthquake Disaster Take to Social Media with Pleas for Help Finding their Loved Ones

• More than a dozen Australians are reported missing following the quake
• Julie Bishop confirmed there are no reports of Australian deaths
• The Australian Government has committed $5 million in aid to help Nepal
• Families have launched a desperate search for information on social media
• Australian actor Hugh Sheridan has made a desperate plea for his brother
• Zachary Sheridan is missing after a huge earthquake rocked the country
• The powerful quake has caused massive damage in the capital Kathmandu
• Officials have confirmed about 100 New Zealanders in Nepal are safe
• More than 1800 were killed and warned the death toll likely to rise

Daily Mail Australia, 26 April 2015


Families and friends hold grave fears for more than a dozen Australians who are reported missing after the catastrophic earthquake in Nepal, although information is starting to trickle through, with the heartwarming news that Ballantyne Forder is safe.





The natural disaster has already claimed more than 1800 lives and more than 200 Australians are confirmed safe but authorities are still trying to contact hundreds of others. Around 549 Aussies are registered as travelling in the Himalayan region.


The family of 20-year-old Perth volunteer Ballantyne Forder led a tireless campaign, making headlines as they pleaded for help to find Ms Forder, who had been working in an orphanage in Kathmandu.
Finally, to her loved ones' immense relief, Ms Forder was able to make contact with her family on Sunday night (AEST).

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Zachary Sheridan (left) is believed to be missing after a devastating earthquake rocked Nepal





Actor Hugh Sheridan has made a heartbreaking plea on social media to ask for prayers for his brother







Packed to the Rafters star Hugh Sheridan pictured with actor John Travolta (top)





At least 18 climbers were killed after the quake which buried tents at the base camp but it's not known whether any Australians were among the group


Australian actor Hugh Sheridan has made a desperate plea on social media to ask for prayers for his younger brother Zachary who is missing at Mount Everest following a deadly avalanche.
'Please. Anyone who is awake, please pray for my little brother Zachary who is on Mt Everest, I'd appreciate every prayer you have spare x,' the Packed to the Rafters star tweeted.

His 20-year-old brother, from Adelaide, was last contacted four days ago.
Several friends and family members have made a public appeal for help on Facebook and Twitter in a desperate attempt to find their loved ones.

Among them are 18-year-old Liam Oliver, from Victoria and his aunt Dianne Joy Coburn, 59, who are believed to be missing following the quake, ABC reports.
Liams' brother Darcy Oliver has posted on Twitter, saying he is searching for more information about his sibling, who was travelling from Change in Nepal's east to Dharpani on the Annapurna Circuit.
He said he doesn't know where his aunt was when the quake struck on Saturday.




Liam Oliver, 18, from Victoria, and his aunt Dianne Joy Coburn, 59, who are believed to be missing





Liams' brother Darcy Oliver has posted on Twitter, saying he is searching for more information


Justin Pomella, from Melbourne, was last contacted on Friday when he was at Swayambhunath Temple in Kathmandu.
His cousin Lauren Caruana has posted a Facebook appeal along with photographs of Justin during his travels in a bid to find any information. The post has been shared more than 300 times.
'If anyone has any information, please let me know as your help would be much appreciated,' she wrote.

Sydney business owner Matthew Graves was last contacted two days ago. Just hours before the quake, the 24-year-old posted a series of travelling photos in Pokhara, captioning 'The Nepali lifestyle'.
His brother, Mitch Graves, is at home in Sydney waiting for news while their parents are overseas in America.
'It's a bit of a struggle trying to communicate to everyone. It is a waiting game at the moment,' he told AAP.

Victorian reserve grade football player Richard Jaroszczuk, 22, is believed to be missing from base camp at Mount Everest.





Justin Pomella, from Melbourne, was last contacted on Friday when he was in Kathmandu








Sydney resident Matthew Graves (top) and Richard Jaroszczuk believed to be missing in Nepal


Perth woman Ballantyne Forder, 20, who had been reported missing, has made contact via Facebook to the relief of her loved ones.
She's believed to have been working in an orphanage in Kathmandu at the time of the quake.
Her family launched a desperate search to find her, posting information across social media in the hopes someone can provide them with information.

Her Tasmanian-based sister, Amanda-Sue Markham, shared a number of pictures on Twitter and made a plea for help, saying the family has yet to hear from the 20-year-old.
'My sister at centre of earthquake was working in a baby's orphanage,' she said.
'Last heard of nine hours ago. If you know how to pray, please do so for the safety of my sister.'

Ms Markham also told the Nine Network: 'We're trying not to get too worried but of course the pictures that are emerging out of Nepal - we're trying not to look at them.'
She was due to return home to Australia on Wednesday.
'It's her 21st birthday on the third of May. She was coming home for her 21st birthday so we really would like to celebrate with her. We just need to get her home.'

Another sister, Priscilla-Anne Forder said the family was desperate for news.
'She's been in Kathmandu and Pokhara but we don't know where exactly she is right now,' Ms Forder said
'The family is sitting around the computer trying to get in touch and just looking for information.
'She's been over there working at baby orphanages for seven weeks. She gave everything up to over there and help the kids.'

Officials have confirmed about 100 New Zealanders in Nepal are safe but are still trying to reach other Kiwis in the affected areas.
Efforts are being hampered by disrupted communication networks, the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade says.
A New Zealand Everest climbing team is safe at Camp One as is a group at Mera Peak in Lukla, says NZ high altitude expedition company Adventure Consultants.





Collapsed buildings after an earthquake in Kathmand Earthquake hits Nepal on Saturday





A man is pulled from the rubble of a building destroyed in the huge earthquake that rocked Nepal





The scene after an avalanche triggered by a massive earthquake swept across Everest Base Camp





Climbers walk towards their helicopter (not seen) after their Mount Everest expeditions were cancelled


Aid agencies including Oxfam are already sending teams to Nepal in a bid to help in the aftermath of the country's deadliest earthquake in more than 80 years.

Oxfam Australia chief executive Helen Szoke said a group of disaster specialists from the UK are flying in with supplies, including clean water, sanitation and emergency food.
'Communication is currently very difficult. Telephone lines are down and the electricity has been cut off, making charging mobile phones difficult,' Dr Szoke said in a statement.
'The water is also cut off. The number of people killed is continuing to rise. Many of the old houses have been destroyed and at least one large apartment block has come down in Kathmandu.
'People are gathered in their thousands in open spaces and are scared, as there were several aftershocks.
'Oxfam staff in Nepal, along with thousands of others, are sleeping outside tonight in football fields and other open spaces because they are the safest place to be.'





People gather in Kathmandu's Durbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that was severely damaged





People work to rescue trapped people inside a temple in Bashantapur Durbar Square after the major earthquake hit Kathmandu, Nepal





Emergency rescue workers carry a victim on a stretcher after Dharara tower collapsed


The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is yet to release a statement about any Australians who might have been caught up in the disaster.
The federal opposition has called on the Abbott government to offer every assistance towards the recovery effort in Nepal.

'Labour has asked the government for urgent advice about the safety of Australians reported to have been in the area at the time,' Opposition foreign spokeswoman Tanya Plibersek said in a statement on Sunday.

Several hundred Australians registered with DFAT as travelling in Nepal.
New Zealand said it stands ready to assist with financial and practical help, after authorities confirmed that about 100 Kiwis in Nepal are safe and efforts to contact others continue.





A group of men carry a person on a stretcher after the powerful earthquake





People desperately search for survivors stuck under the rubble of a destroyed building





People gathered beside damaged buildings after an earthquake in Kathmandu on Saturday


Effects of the quake were felt hundreds of miles away in neighbouring countries with 20 killed in India, six in Tibet and two in Bangladesh. Two Chinese citizens died at the Nepal-China border.
The earthquake is also said to have triggered a massive avalanche on Mount Everest killing eight and injuring at least 30.

Several groups of climbers were also said to be trapped at Base Camp which was severely damaged.

Officials confirmed that 758 people have died, with 181 people killed in the capital, as rescue teams continue to search for survivors who are feared to be trapped under the rubble.

Home Ministry official Laxmi Dhakal warned the death toll is almost certain to rise.




Collapsed buildings are seen at Durbar Square after an earthquake in Kathmandu Earthquake hits Nepal





Rescuers search for survivors trapped under rubble of the landmark Bhimsem Tower, also known as Dharahara





The United States Geological Survey said the quake struck 81 kilometres northwest of Kathmandu, with walls crumbling and families racing outside of their homes


The 7.8 magnitude tremor was the worst to hit the poor South Asian nation in over 80 years.


Television footage showed a huge swathe of houses had collapsed in while roads had been split in two by the force of the impact.

A terrified Kathmandu resident said: 'Everything started shaking. Everything fell down. The walls around the main road have collapsed.
'The national stadiums gates have collapsed,' Anupa Shrestha said.

Government emergency workers are reportedly already on the scene in the most damaged areas while Save the Children teams on the ground are coordinating an emergency response.

Fears for Australians in Nepal After Devastating Himalayan Quake





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Appalling Aftermath of Nepal Earthquake Which Claimed at Least 2,300 Lives

• The scale of disaster was seen in capital city Kathmandu whose historic temples were reduced to rubble by quake
• Bodies of thousands of people buried alive in their homes have been laid in the street by their hysterical relatives
• Rescue teams are frantically using their hands to dig out survivors as aid relief from neighbouring India arrived
• As many as 18 people climbers on Mount Everest were killed when base camp was swallowed by avalanche
  

The full horror of the Nepalese earthquake which has claimed 2,300 lives and injured nearly 6,000 unfolded this morning in the towns of the Kathmandu Valley which have been reduced to rubble.

Scarcely covered by white sheets, the bodies of those buried alive in their homes have been laid in the street. Overrun by the escalating disaster and in fear of any deadly aftershocks which could collapse yet more buildings, hospital staff have begun treating the wounded outside.


Frantic rescuers were seen using their hands to dig through the debris this morning as the death toll crept up to 2,200 across four countries.
Hundreds are still missing, chief among them climbers stranded on Mount Everest after an avalanche sparked by the tremor buried its base camp on Saturday afternoon.

In Kathmandu, survivors told of the terrifying moment the earthquake's aftershock struck this morning. Appealing to the international community via social media, they begged for blood and care packages to sustain the remaining population.

Much of the capital city, which has a population of almost 1.2 million, has been blocked off by tens of thousands of people sleeping in shelters and on the streets.

For the dead, makeshift pyres have been erected in fields and public parks. Their corpses have been left on the ground with grieving mothers gathering around them.


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Rescue workers remove debris as they search for victims of the earthquake in the city of Bhaktapur found in the east of the Kathmandu Valley





The bodies of the victims are laid out in line outside a hospital in central Kathmandu in the wake of the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that his the area on Saturday morning





Grieving women hold the hands of relatives as they lie beneath a thin white sheet in the city of Kathmandu. Makeshift funeral pyres are being set up across the city





The bodies of some of the thousands who have died in the disaster were laid outside the emergency ward at Bir Hospital in the Nepalese capital





In Bhaktapur, flowers and money are left on the body of one of the earthquake's victims outside one of the city's overrun hospitals





The body of a child is left beside a note underneath a brick on a grassy area outside one of the hospitals in Bhaktapur. On Sunday the death toll crept to 2,200 with yet more people feared to have died in the disaster





Mourners begin preparing a funeral pyre in a public park in the city of Bhaktapur in the Kathmandu Valley, as the bodies of those killed in the earthquake pile up


The relatives of those still not heard from began arriving on Sunday alongside much needed relief from neighbouring countries.

A US disaster response team was en route and an initial $1 million in aid to address immediate needs had been authorised, the US Agency for International Development said.
A spokesman for the government agency said: 'Our thoughts are with the people of Nepal, India, and Bangladesh in the aftermath of the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck central Nepal today, affecting more than 6.6 million people and causing widespread damage and destruction.

'USAID is deploying a Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) to the region and is providing an initial $1 million in emergency assistance as we assess humanitarian needs in cooperation with the Government of Nepal. USAID is also activating an Urban Search and Rescue Team to accompany disaster experts.
'The earthquake, which hit just northwest of Nepal's densely populated capital, Kathmandu, has caused numerous buildings to collapse and made some roads impassable.
'It also triggered an avalanche in the Mount Everest region and aftershocks of a considerable magnitude. In addition to the DART, USAID staff based in Bangkok, Thailand and Washington, D.C. are monitoring the situation closely in coordination with U.S. mission disaster relief officers in the region.

India flew in medical supplies and relief crews, while China sent in a 60-strong emergency team. Relief agencies said hospitals in the Kathmandu Valley were overflowing and running out of medical supplies.

Australia and New Zealand together pledged more than $4.5 million, and said they were working to locate hundreds of their citizens believed to be in Nepal, and South Korea promised $1 million in humanitarian aid.

In the capital, hospital workers stretchered patients out onto the street to treat them as it was too dangerous to keep them indoors. The aftershock rocked buildings in the Indian capital New Delhi and halted the city metro.

Some buildings in Kathmandu toppled like houses of cards, others leaned at precarious angles, and partial collapses exposed living rooms and furniture in place and belongings stacked on shelves.





A man walks through the ruins of one of the city's famous temples at Durbar Square in Patan as the city reels from the devastating earthquake





A man surveys the destruction at his home in Bhaktapur, a historic city in the east of the Kathmandu valley where hundreds of homes were destroyed





An elderly woman is accompanied through the street in the Bhaktapur after undergoing treatment for a head injury at one of its remaining hospitals





In Bhaktapur, a man weeps as he is pulled away from the site where his house once stood. The Kathmandu Valley is densely populated, with thousands living in close conditions





Aid workers use their hands to dig bricks from piles of rubble in Bhaktapur as more relief arrives from neighbouring countries on Sunday





Women cry for loved ones killed in the disaster at a make-shift camp set up in a public park in Bhaktapur. Funeral pyres have been set up across the country in the streets





The wounded are treated outside of Bir Hospital in the capital city of Kathmandu with medics from volunteering charities expected to arrive


Rescuers, some wearing face masks to keep out the dust, scrambled over mounds of splintered timber and broken bricks in the hope of finding survivors. Some used their bare hands to fill small white buckets with dirt and rock.

Thousands of people spent the night outside in chilly temperatures and patchy rain, too afraid to return to their damaged homes or sleep indoors for fear of another tremor.
On Sunday, survivors wandered the streets clutching bed rolls and blankets, while others sat in the street cradling their children, surrounded by a few plastic bags of belongings.

Army officer Santosh Nepal and a group of rescuers worked all night to open a passage into a collapsed building in Kathmandu. They had to use pick axes because bulldozers could not get through the ancient city's narrow streets.
'We believe there are still people trapped inside,' he said, pointing at concrete debris and twisted reinforcement rods where a three-storey residential building once stood.





Survivors inspect a crack in the road left in Kathmandu, Nepal, in the wake of the earthquake which has claimed more than 2,200 lives





Men ease their way around the ruins of homes in Bhaktapur, scouring the site for any survivors. The death toll is expected to rise yet from 2,200





In Bhaktapur, a Buddha survived when the rest of the temple collapsed. Many of the country's temples - which attract thousands in tourism every year - were destroyed





Police carry the body of another victim through the rubble-strewn streets of Bhaktapur. The earthquake is the worst disaster the country has seen for more than 80 years





In the capital city, thousands are camping in the streets for fear of more tremors from the earthquake's aftershock. This morning it measured 6.9 on the Richter Scale





A small child takes shelter at a makeshift camp site where scores are gathering in fear of more devastation in the capital city of Kathmandu




Among the capital's landmarks destroyed in the earthquake was the 200-foot Dharahara Tower, built in 1832 for the queen of Nepal, with a viewing balcony that had been open to visitors for the last 10 years.
A jagged stump was all that was left of the lighthouse-like structure. As bodies were pulled from the ruins on Saturday, a policeman said up to 200 people had been trapped inside.


Bodies were still arriving on Sunday at one hospital where police officer Sudan Shreshtha said his team had brought 166 corpses overnight.

'Both private and government hospitals have run out of space and are treating patients outside, in the open,' said Nepal's envoy to India, Deep Kumar Upadhyay. Prime Minister Sushil Koirala is back from abroad and will soon address the country.
Save the Children's Peter Olyle said hospitals in the Kathmandu Valley were running out of storage room for bodies and emergency supplies. 'There is a need for a government decision on bringing in kits from the military,' he said from Kathmandu.

Some 56 people were reported killed in neighbouring India, which has sent military aircraft to Nepal with medical equipment and relief teams. It also said it had dispatched 285 members of its National Disaster Response Force.

In Tibet, the death toll climbed to 17, according to a tweet from China's state news agency, Xinhua. Four people were killed in Bangladesh.

Pakistan's military is sending four C-130 aircraft with a 30-bed hospital, search and rescue teams and relief supplies, the army said.

Roads to Gorkha district, the site of the epicentre, were blocked by landslides, hindering rescue teams, chief district official Prakash Subedi said. Teams were trekking on foot through mountain trails to reach remote villages, and helicopters would also be deployed, he said.


Mukesh Kafle, head of Nepal Electricity Authority, said power had been restored to the main government office, the airport and hospitals. But the damage to the electricity cables and poles was making it difficult to restore power across many parts of the country.
'We have to make sure all cables are secure before turning the power on. Our technicians have been working round the clock to restore power to the people,' he said.





Up to 18 people are feared to have died on Mount Everest after being buried by an avalanche that was triggered by the earthquake yesterday. Above, rescue helicopters return to base camp to collect remaining survivors






The United States Geological Survey said the quake struck 81 kilometres (50 miles) northwest of Kathmandu at 06.11 GMT, with walls crumbling and families racing outside of their homes









A rescue operation in the Kalanki neighbourhood of Kathmandu saw police rescuers tried to extricate a man lying under a dead person, crushed by a pile of concrete slabs and iron beams, as his family members watched on in horror.


'We are digging the debris around him, cutting through concrete and iron beams. We will be able to pull him out but his body under his waist is totally crushed. He is still alive and crying for help. We are going to save him,' said police officer Suresh Rai.

National police spokesman Kamal Singh Ban said the number known to have died in Nepal had risen to 1,953 while officials in India said the toll there now stood at 53. Chinese state media said 17 people had been killed in the Tibet region.

The earthquake has also triggered a massive avalanche on Mount Everest killing 18 and injuring at least 30. Several groups of climbers were also said to be trapped at base camp which was severely damaged.

Panicked residents had rushed into the streets as the tremor erupted with the impact felt hundreds of miles away in big swathes of northern India and even in Bangladesh.

'USAID is preparing to deploy a Disaster Assistance Response Team and is activating an Urban Search and Rescue Team to accompany disaster experts and assist with assessments of the situation.
'To the people in Nepal and the region affected by this tragedy we send our heartfelt sympathies. The United States stands with you during this difficult time.'

British Prime Minister David Cameron pledged that the UK would do all it can to help in the aftermath on the Nepal earthquake.
On Twitter he said: 'Shocking news about the earthquake in Nepal - the UK will do all we can to help those caught up in it.'

Yesterday Vim Tamang, a resident of Manglung village near the epicentre, said: 'Our village has been almost wiped out. Most of the houses are either buried by landslide or damaged by shaking.'All the villagers have gathered in the open area. We don't know what to do. We are feeling helpless.'

A terrified Kathmandu resident said: 'Everything started shaking. Everything fell down. The walls around the main road have collapsed. The national stadiums gates have collapsed,' Kathmandu resident Anupa Shrestha said.

Indian tourist Devyani Pant was in a Kathmandu coffee shop with friends when 'suddenly the tables started trembling and paintings on the wall fell on the ground.








Before and after: The Dharahara Tower, one of Kathmandu's landmarks built by Nepal's royal rulers in the 1800s was reduced to rubble when the earthquake struck yesterday morning




People inspect the damage of the collapsed landmark Dharahara, also called Bhimsen Tower, after an earthquake caused serious damage in the capital city





A survivor is pulled from the rubble of a collapsed building in Kathmandu yesterday shortly after the earthquake struck at around noon


The quake's epicentre was 50 miles north-west of Kathmandu and it had a depth of only seven miles, which is considered shallow in geological terms. The shallower the quake, the more destructive power it carries, and witnesses said the trembling and swaying of the earth went on for several minutes.

National radio warned people to stay outdoors and maintain calm because more aftershocks were feared.

A 6.6-magnitude aftershock hit about an hour after the initial quake. But smaller aftershocks continued to arrive every few minutes and residents reported of the ground feeling unstable.


People gathered outside Kathmandu's Norvic International Hospital where doctors and nurses had hooked up some patients to IV drops in the car park or were giving people oxygen.

A Swedish woman, Jenny Adhikari, who lives in Nepal, told the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet that she was riding a bus in the town of Melamchi when the earth began to move.
'A huge stone crashed only about 20 metres from the bus,' she was quoted as saying.
'All the houses around me have tumbled down. I think there are lot of people who have died,' she told the newspaper by telephone. Melamchi is about 30 miles north-east of Kathmandu.

The earthquake also shook several cities across northern India and was felt as far away as Lahore in Pakistan and Lhasa in Tibet, 340 miles east of Kathmandu and India's capital of New Delhi.
The Indian cities of Lucknow in the north and Patna in the east also reported strong tremors.





In Siliguri, India, where at least two people including a woman were killed, the front of an earthquake-damaged house was trapped in wiring and the branches of a tree








A collapsed house in Nyelam County in Shigatse, Tibet (top) while a man looks through the ruble of a similarly damaged building in Kathmandu





As well as leveling many of Kathmandu's homes and structures, the quake also left a dust pall over the valley, doctors and witnesses said





People search for survivors under the rubble of collapsed buildings in Kathmandu Durbar Square yesterday in the immediate aftermath





Rescue teams and tractors clear the rubble of collapsed buildings, crumbled temples and broken walls in the famous square yesterday






Disaster-Relief Materials En Route to Earthquake-Hit Tibet



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