Thousands have died and homes destroyed following Saturday’s earthquake in Nepal
A Dundalk man is amongst eight Irish people missing in Nepal following the powerful earthquake that devastated the country on Saturday, leaving thousands dead.
Ciaran Sands, a 55-year-old who now resides in Dublin, is amongst those unaccounted for following the 7.9 magnitude earthquake.
The Sands family confirmed today that he was missing and no contact had been heard from him.
A statement from the Department of Foreign Affairs said: “Following Saturday’s earthquake in Nepal, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is now aware of some 100 Irish citizens in the affected region. Contact has been established with many of these citizens. Communications lines have been affected so the process of contacting citizens is ongoing and will take some time.”
