“The next 20 hours are the most critical to find and rescue people alive,

“Even this morning I've had calls asking me can I bring food. Can I bring clothing? Can I bring blankets? So everyone is trying to help as much as they can. It's devastating. The council are co-ordinating what's going to happen next but it's going to be a long-term thing. It's not going to happen overnight. So we are just sending our best wishes to everybody, and hope that they can re-build what they can and get back on their feet.

“Those humanitarian workers were able to quickly pivot to disaster relief

“Members of the public are urged to stay away from the area to allow emergency services to operate safely,

“the community had been coming together to help.

“nearly 500 people were reported missing, though civilian-run databases put that number at more than 4,100

“Our efforts are focused on the disappeared,

“residents had tried to put the fire out but could not because it had been so severe.