Hospital staff with loved ones in Nepal are raising money for the victims of a series of devastating earthquakes.
A second earthquake struck near Mount Everest on Tuesday as the country struggled to recover from an earthquake that killed more than 8,000 people a few weeks ago.
After the first earthquake, Gita Gurung, a cleaning services assistant at Epsom and St Helier Hospitals NHS Trust, said: "It is really frightening.
"When I heard the news, I tried and tried to get through to my family but all of their mobile phones were off. I rang the landline at my mum’s house, but it just rang and rang.
"I sat there for hours just trying to get through. Nobody could give me answers, and I didn’t hear anything from my family for 48 hours.
"My relatives, luckily, are all fine, but people are really hurting and have lost so much. Their families, their homes - some people have lost everything."
Surya Limbu, also from Nepal, said: "The situation is very serious. There’s no clean water, no electricity and I’m afraid it’s just getting worse.
"As time goes on, there’s more chance of diseases spreading. My family were lucky - my husband had just come back from visiting Nepal when the earthquake happened. It is horrible."
The pair sold Nepalese delicacies in the restaurant at St Helier on Wednesday in aid of South London Nepalese (Gurkha) Association.
Anaesthetist in maternity, Franca Serafini, has raised more than £280 though her first cake sale in support of Community Action Nepal.
She said: "One of my very good friends lives in Nepal, and I have visited the country a couple of times. "I feel very passionately about it - the people of Nepal are in a dire situation, and I wanted to do something that could help them recover from this disaster.
"They need funds for healthcare and shelter, so every penny will help."
To donate visit Community Action Nepal at www.canepal.org.uk and South London Nepalese (Gurkha) Association at www.slnga.com
Donations to the DEC appeal can be made via www.dec.org.uk or calling the 24-hour hotline on 0370 60 60 900.
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