I have 21 Facebook friends listed by Facebook's "Safety Check for Nepal Earthquake" as "in the region" of yesterday's strong earthquake in Nepal. Of these, eight (all from Kathmandu) have still not been marked "Safe".
Indu Devi Thapaliya
Anil Ratna
Navaraj Budha
Alinka Chhetri
Trekking Nepal
Krishna Bashyal
Krishna Neupane
Nepal Bodhisattva
I am praying for their health and wellbeing, and hope I that I will soon learn that they survived the unhappy occurrence.