International volunteers and charities are on their way to Nepal following yesterday's earthquake which has left more than 2,000 people dead.
17 people have also been killed following a 6.7-magnitude aftershock which triggered more avalanches on Mount Everest.
50 Irish citizens are understood to have been caught up in the incident.
Officials in Nepal are urging nations to send aid in the wake of the disaster - the worst the area has seen in more than 80 years.
Eoghan Rice is from Trócaire, he says people on the ground are braced for the toll to rise following this morning's aftershock;
