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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Cait Kelly in Kathmandu

Renee was at Gyirong Port minutes before flood struck, now her family want to travel from Australia to help search

Rescuers walk in deep mud at the mudslide-hit Gyirong Port
Rescuers carry out search and rescue operations at the mudslide-hit Gyirong Port in southwest China on Saturday. Photograph: Xinhua/Shutterstock

Clair Spry says her sister would hate the attention. She would want it focused on the Nepali people, who have been displaced or are in need of aid. She would want it to be on the impact of the climate crisis, especially on the world’s most economically vulnerable populations.

“Her focus right now would not be on her; it would be on the families,” Spry said. “So many people, the Nepalese people, that have been horribly displaced and traumatised. She would want the attention on them and how we are going to help them.

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