he UK government has given £5m to help people affected by the Nepal earthquake, which has killed at least 2,500 people.
The Department for International Development said it had released £3m to address immediate needs on the ground, and £2m will be given to the Red Cross.
A number of Britons have been caught up in Saturday's earthquake and the powerful aftershock felt on Sunday.
At least 17 people have been killed in avalanches on Mount Everest.
Climbers and their guides have been cut off from Everest's devastated base camp, unable to come down because climbing ropes and ladders have been swept away.
Rescuers told the BBC the mountaineers were waiting to be rescued by helicopter but bad weather had hampered efforts.
