Migrant Nepali workers worry about families in Nepal

Migrant Nepali labourers in Shimla expressed concern about their families back in the earthquake-hit Nepal.

Many labourers said they were worried as they could not get in touch with their family members and were disturbed after seeing visuals of collapsed buildings.

"We are worried about our families back in Nepal. I tried to call them, but could not get through. We saw on the television about how bad the earthquake was. But we do not know all the details," said Nar Bahadur, migrant Nepali labourer.

"After the earthquake, a lot of Nepalis here in Shimla tried to get in touch with their families back home, but none of us could talk to them. We are all very worried because the network in Nepal is not working well. Everything is in a very bad state. We are all in a lot of tension," said Yuvak Bahadur, migrant Nepali labourer.

"I am very worried after looking at the news. They are saying that 500-600 people are already dead. I am very disturbed after seeing collapsed buildings and people losing their children and parents," said Prakash Prasa, another migrant Nepali labourer.

Already, 157 Indians have been rescued by the Indian Air Force (IAF) from Nepal.

The C-130J carrying stranded Indians, including four infants, landed at the Palam airport at around 10.20 pm and a C-17 Globemaster III with 102 Indians landed in the wee hours of Sunday.

The Indian Government had sent four aircrafts with National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams to oversee rescue and relief operations and also set up a 24-hour control room for queries regarding the tragedy.

The death toll from the powerful earthquake that struck Nepal has risen to 1100, while 32 people were killed in Bihar.

The impact of the earthquake was felt in almost all northern states in India particularly in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Sikkim and West Bengal.