The Department of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that all Irish citizens in Nepal have been accounted for.
Initially, the department was notified of 170 Irish people in the region affected by the earthquake.
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Last night, the Department's Emergency Consular Response Team made contact with the last Irish citizen outstanding on their list.
Meanwhile, the Red Cross says towns and villages near the epicentre of the Nepal earthquake have suffered almost total devastation.
Assessment teams who've found survivors describe them as being in a "desperate situation".
The charity's warning it's almost exhausted its relief stocks.
