WHAT AUSTRALIANS ARE FACING
SCALE OF DISASTER
* Worst disaster involving Australians since MH17
* Worst earthquake in Nepal in 81 years, deadliest in Everest's history
* Saturday quake was 7.8 magnitude; major aftershock on Sunday hit 6.7; aftershocks continue
TOLL
* Overall death toll passes 3,600
* More than 6,500 injured
* 90 dead in neighbouring countries
AUSTRALIANS IN NEPAL
* Australian woman, Renu Fotedar, killed in avalanche at Everest base camp
* About 200 believed missing but number still to be confirmed
* More than 830 confirmed safe
* 549 registered Australian travellers in Nepal
AUSTRALIAN CLIMBERS:
* Zachary Sheridan, 20, was on Mt Everest and is missing.
* Queenslander Alyssa Azar, 18, attempting to become the youngest Australian to climb Everest, is safe.
GOVERNMENT RESPONSE
* DFAT crisis team deployed to Nepal to assist Australians and trace the missing
* Australia sending $5 million in humanitarian assistance to Nepal, including 500,000 for the Red Cross
COMMUNICATIONS:
* Damaged or congested. Families face long wait for news and difficulty making contact.
FROM MT EVEREST:
* "I have lost four team members in the avalanche - two Nepalis, one Chinese and Australian." - Temba Tsheri, a sherpa from the Dreamers' Destination Treks and Expeditions.
FROM KATHMANDU:
* "Tragically, more bodies are being pulled from collapsed buildings every hour." - Australian Red Cross.
HILLARY CONNECTION:
* Sir Edmund Hillary's son Peter was trekking on Mt Everest with a group of New Zealanders but is safe.
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