Several Nepalese workers who have lost their relatives and homes in last Saturday's earthquake in the Himalayan nation have no money to travel home.

A Nepalese community elder said he had been approached by at least 23 such compatriots and they are now trying to organise their travel home.

Many of these people had just returned from a vacation in Nepal, while some others were newcomers and didn't have cash, Sagar Nepal said.

The community has so far identified an estimated 150 Nepalese who have lost their near and dear ones or their homes in the disaster.

"From the social media we have come to know that between 80 and 85 Nepalese in Qatar have lost their relatives as well as homes," Nepal said.

Then, there are 70-odd people who have just lost their homes. Their relatives were injured and some of them have been discharged from hospitals after medical treatment while the others are still under treatment.

Nepal said some of his compatriots had lost their entire villages, which were perched atop mountains and located in remote valleys where access is difficult. [Read more on The Peninsula]

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