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Emily Tsang

A powerful aftershock shook Nepal on Sunday, making buildings sway and sending panicked Kathmandu residents running into the streets a day after a massive earthquake killed at least 3,000 people.
Rescue efforts intensified despite debris and communication blackouts. Helicopters were used to lift injured trekkers stranded on Mount Everest to hospitals for treatment. Those rescued included at least three Hongkongers, among them teacher Ada Tsang Yin-hung, who had been trekking on the mountain when the earthquake hit.
Eight more Hongkongers visiting Nepal were found to be unharmed, the Immigration Department said on Monday.
A total of 19 Hongkongers had been located and confirmed to be safe as of Monday, the department said.
Five others remained missing. The department said it would continue to help their families locate the missing people. 
"Department officers will actively follow up on the cases of those who have lost contact with their families," a spokesman said.
The department has so far received 24 calls for assistance from Hongkongers visiting the country or their families.

Saturday's 7.8-magnitude earthquake spread horror from Kathmandu to small villages and to the slopes of Mount Everest, and triggered an avalanche that buried part of the base camp packed with foreign climbers preparing to make their summit attempts. At least 18 climbers are known to have died, the worst climbing disaster on Mount Everest. At least 61 were injured.
There were terrified screams as the aftershock hit the capital city. At magnitude 6.7, it was strong enough to feel like another earthquake, and came as planeloads of supplies, doctors and relief workers from neighbouring countries began arriving in the poor Himalayan nation.
"The aftershocks keep coming ... so people don't know what to expect," said Sanjay Karki, Nepal country head for global aid agency Mercy Corps. "All the open spaces in Kathmandu are packed with people who are camping outdoors. When the aftershocks come you cannot imagine the fear. You can hear women and children crying."
Watch: Aftershocks keep survivors on edge in Nepal

The earthquake centred outside Kathmandu, the capital, was the worst to hit Nepal in more than 80 years. It destroyed large strips of the oldest parts of Kathmandu, and was strong enough to be felt in India, Bangladesh, Tibet and Pakistan.
By the evening, the death toll had grown to more than 2,300 people, including four Chinese. With search and rescue efforts far from over, it was unclear how much the death toll would rise.
The aid group World Vision said remote mountain communities were totally unprepared.
Some villages near the epicentre were "perched on the sides of large mountain faces and made from simple stone and rock construction. Many of these villages are only accessible by 4WD and then foot, with some villages hours and even entire days' walks away from main roads at the best of times", said the group's local staff member, Matt Darvas.

Nepal's worst recorded earthquake, in 1934, measured 8.2 and all but destroyed Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Patan.
Yesterday, most areas were without power and water. The United Nations said hospitals in the Kathmandu Valley were overcrowded, and running out of supplies and space for corpses.
Most shops in Kathmandu were shut - only fruit vendors and pharmacies were open.
With Kathmandu airport reopened, the first aid flights began delivering supplies. China was among the first to respond, along with India and Pakistan.
A 62-strong China International Search and Rescue Team arrived in Kathmandu, while Indian air force planes landed with 43 tonnes of relief material, including tents and food, and nearly 200 rescuers.
Among the buildings destroyed in Kathmandu was the nine-storey Dharahara Tower, a landmark built by Nepal's royal rulers as a watchtower in the 1800s and a Unesco-recognised historical monument.
It was reduced to rubble, and there were reports of people trapped underneath.
Associated Press, Agence France-Presse
 

How to help
Hong Kong Red Cross "Nepal Earthquake 2015" operation
HSBC : 500-334149-010/ Hang Seng bank account: 267-175123-009/ Bank of China bank account: 012-806-00034033
Oxfam's Nepal Earthquake Emergency Response
HSBC: 001-6-331860/ Bank of China: 012-874-0-010515-7/ Hang Seng Bank: 284-401080-003
Unicef "Donation for Nepal Earthquake"
HSBC: 567-354014-005/ Bank of China: 012-875-0-021868-3/ Wing Lung Bank: 020-601-003-7634-8/ Bank of East Asia: 015-260-81-012100
World Vision "Nepal Earthquake Relief"
HSBC: 018-377077-003/ Hang Seng Bank: 286-364385-005/ Bank of China: 012-883-0-002136-6


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More than 3,000 people were killed by the 7.8 magnitude quake which hit Nepal on Sunday. Photo: Xinhua

More than 2,300 people were killed by the 7.8 magnitude quake which hit Nepal on Sunday. Photo: EPA

A man cries amid the rubble in Bhaktapur on Sunday. Photo: Reuters

A monk inspects the damage at Nepalese heritage site Syambhunaath Stupa, also known as monkey temple, after a powerful earthquake struck Nepal. Photo: EPA

Students light candles and pray for people trapped in Nepal earthquake at the University of South China in Hengyang City, central China's Hunan Province. Photo: Xinhua

People burn the bodies of earthquake victims at a mass cremation in Kathmandu on April 26, 2015. Photo: AFP

Experts warned Nepal earthquake would come - but didn't know when

Rescuers search the rubble in Bhaktapur, near Kathmandu, in the aftermath of the 7.8-magnitude disaster. Photos: AP, AFP, Reuters, Xinhua

Soldiers haul materials over a landslide.

Families mourn the dead.Photos: AP, AFP, Reuters, Xinhua

Deep cracks in the road.

A helicopter airlifts the injured from Everest Base Camp.

Buildings collapse, more than 2,300 killed as 7.9 magnitude quake strikes Nepal

A man stuck in the rubble of a building destroyed by the quake, the most powerful to hit Nepal in more than eight decades. Photo: EPA

Rescuers pull a man from the rubble of a destroyed building after the earthquake hit. Photo: EPA

Injured people in Kathmandu get medical attention after the earthquake hit Nepal. Photo: AP

Volunteers help with rescue work at the site of a building that collapsed after the earthquake. Photo: AP

a family takes refuge in the street outside a school in Kathmandu after a the earthquake struck. Photo: Reuters 

This map from the US Geological Survey shows the area of the quake. Photo: EPA

Dust rises over the city during the quake. Photo: EPA

Nepalis inspect a damaged road in Kathmandu. Photo: Xinhua

A soldier searches for trapped people at a collapsed house in Shigatse, China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Photo: Xinhua

Volunteers clear rubble in Kathmandu's Durbar Square, a Unesco World Heritage Site that was severely damaged. Photo: AFP

Expeditions were cancelled on Mount Everest. Photo: Reuters

Chinese fly out of Nepal but some seats come at a steep price

Chinese nationals gather outside the Kathmandu international airport. Photo: Reuters

Chinese nationals gather outside the Kathmandu international airport. Photo: AP

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'You can't imagine the fear': terrifying tremors follow country's worst earthquake in 80 years; 19 Hongkongers safe, five are unaccounted for


A powerful aftershock shook Nepal on Sunday, making buildings sway and sending panicked Kathmandu residents running into the streets a day after a massive earthquake killed at least 3,000 people.


Aftershocks hit Nepal as earthquake death toll passes 3,000

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'You can't imagine the fear': terrifying tremors follow country's worst earthquake in 80 years; 19 Hongkongers safe, five are unaccounted for