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

Missing woman’s partner and daughters fundraise to join search in one of the hardest-hit areas of Nepal Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast 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. “And global warming. This is something the poorest people of the world are affected by. It’s not the New Yorkers, it’s the people who are in these parts of the world. For Renee, that would be heartbreaking.” Like many of the missing Australians, Renee arrived at Gyirong Port just 10 minutes before the flood struck. The area was one of the hardest hit – images from Chinese rescue teams show the area completely flattened. Huge buildings, power lines, everyth