Dubai: Families of a Dubai friends group that lost contact on Saturday, while holidaying in quake-hit Nepal hope to hear from them on Tuesday.
Six Indian expats visiting The Last Resort adventure destination 100km from the capital Kathmandu were last in touch on Saturday morning before the quake struck.
By Monday evening, the death toll had passed 3,700 people and more bodies could be found in the rubble in the coming days.
There were unconfirmed reports on Sunday and Monday the all-male group is safe but there was no direct contact with the group.
Communication lines have been snapped or reduced to sporadic connectivity by the quake. Many roads are damaged or completely inaccessible, leaving scores stranded and hindering rescue and relief efforts.
One parent did not wish to speculate on the reports but said on Monday evening he hoped to establish contact by Tuesday. A sister of one of the men said there was no update on Monday on the situation.
The men are friends in their 20s with professional jobs in Dubai. They had travelled to Nepal on Friday for an adventure holiday at the Resort, a three-hour ride from Kathmandu.
It is located on top of a river gorge close to the Tibetan border. The 7.9 quake was so powerful it caused causalities in Tibet and neighbouring India. It even shook the world’s highest mountain, Mount Everest in Nepal, triggering deadly avalanches that caught climbers by surprise.
In the capital, aid has been ramped up to cope with the disaster. Tent cities have sprang up for those left homeless or too scared to return to their houses. Hospitals are full and struggling to treat the injured.
Several countries are helping Nepalese authorities in the aftermath of the quake, the biggest one in over eight decades.
