A yoga teacher who survived last month's Nepal earthquake has described how she was gripped by terror as "buildings moved like liquid". 

Sarah Wilde, of High Street, Wanstead, had been travelling in India for three months before she visited Nepal, where she was in the middle of a seven-day trek in the mountain paths of Poon Hill when disaster struck. 

Over 8,600 have so far been reported killed in the earthquakes, with over 21,900 injured. 

The 44-year-old describes the moment the two-minute earthquake first struck as she rested in a guest house on the edge of a mountain path. 

She said: “We had been up since 5am in the rain so by midday me and a friend were resting when it happened. 

“First of all there was an almighty cracking noise from the window and we thought someone had thrown a rock at the window. 

“Then there was a thunderous rumbling coming from everywhere and the guest house started to shake violently. 

“I would describe it as like being on an airplane speeding down the runway and everything is shaking. 

“The terrifying thing about it is there is no where to run. 

“I remember the screaming, everyone was screaming, and buildings were moving like liquid. 

“We were in a very dangerous position because there was a 700 foot drop on the edge of the cliff. 

“I just didn’t know what the hell was going on, I was utterly bewildered and had never experienced anything like it.” 

Before anyone could recover, only 20 minutes later an aftershock hit. 

The former Woodbridge High School said: “There were awful noises and it sounded as if the belly of the mountain was cracking. 

“This was when boulders started dropping from the mountain face and were crashing on to the guest houses, there was horrendous sounds of screaming from everywhere. 

“I went into shock for four hours and couldn’t speak. 

“The following day in search of a main road, only ten minutes up the path we walked past a huge landslide that had killed 20 people. 

“I saw bodies being pulled from the rubble.” 

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Sarah Wilde of Wanstead has launched a fundraising campaign for aid to Nepal.

After eight hours of walking Sarah and her group got a taxi to Kathmandu where she was able to fly back to the UK. 

She has launched a fundraising campaign in aid of survivors with an evening of yoga on Tuesday evening (June 2) at Wanstead Library, in Spratt Hall Road. 

A beginner class of yoga will be led by Sarah from 7pm to 8.30pm, while an intermediate class will take place from 8.30pm to 10pm. 

She added: “When I returned to the country a few weeks ago I felt a real emptiness when Nepal started to disappear from the news. 

“The country is in dire need for help and money so I have a desire to help raise awareness and funds.”

To donate to Sarah’s cause, click here.