Dead bodies and crushed vehicles are commonplace among the debris that has become Whangarei aid worker Donna Collins' workplace in Nepal.
The women's health nurse and midwife left the country on May 1 as a New Zealand Red Cross aid worker and she is part of an assessment team visiting remote areas around Kathmandu Valley.
A powerful earthquake two weeks ago killed more than 4000 and injured thousands more in the low-income economy.
There are 261 Red Cross aid workers from around the world and more than 7000 volunteers from Nepal Red Cross.
On Wednesday, Ms Collins' team tried to get to Tatopani in the district of Sindhupal near the border with China but the road was blocked by rock fall.