article_snippet.sent: Around 549 Aussies are registered as travelling in the Himalayan region.
article_snippet.sent: Just hours before the quake which buried tents at the base camp, the 24-year-old posted a series of travelling photos in Pokhara, captioning 'The Nepali lifestyle'.
article_snippet.sent: Ms Markham also told the Nine Network: 'the Nine Network're trying not to get too worried but of course the pictures that are emerging out of Nepal - the Nine Network're trying not to look at the Nine Network.'
article_snippet.sent: Aid agencies including Oxfam are already sending teams to Nepal in a bid to help in the aftermath of the huge earthquake that rocked Nepal in more than 80 years.
article_snippet.sent: 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. '
article_snippet.sent: Oxfam staff in Nepal, along with thousands of others, are sleeping outside tonight in football fields and other open spaces because Oxfam staff in Nepal, along with thousands of others are the safest place to be.'
article_snippet.sent: The federal opposition has called on the Abbott government to offer every assistance towards the recovery effort in Nepal. '
article_snippet.sent: Labour has asked the Abbott 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.
article_snippet.sent: Several hundred Australians registered with DFAT as travelling in Nepal.
highlights_snippet.sent: The Australian Government has committed $5 million in aid to help Nepal .
  