Schoolchildren in west London have written heartrendingly about their relatives' suffering in the wake of the devastating Nepal earthquakes.

Pupils at Beavers Community Primary School in Hounslow raised £290 for victims of the natural disaster, which has killed more than 8,000 people and left many more homeless.

The borough is home to a large population of Gurkhas and their families, hailing from the South Asian country struck by two major quakes on April 25 and May 12.

A number of pupils at the school, in Arundel Road, where children donated money to the charity Unicef during a Bring-A-Pound Day on May 6, have friends or family in Nepal who have been affected.

Young Eva writes about the impact of the Nepal earthquakes on her family

A pair of deeply moving articles by two children there show how the tragedy has touched people across the globe.

In one, Eva tells how her grandparents are sheltering in a tent after their home was destroyed.

"Since I come from Nepal I would love to help but sadly I have to go to school and I am too little," she writes.

"My grandparents are now sleeping outside in a tent. It is raining there and many people are homeless."

In another document, young Sarvesh tells how his father has gone to help with the relief effort in his native country, where a local hillside she remembers was destroyed.

"Me and my mum were so moved that we almost felt like crying because we were scared but everything is going OK," he writes.

An article by Beavers Community Primary School pupil Sarvesh, whose family were affected by the Nepal earthquakes

Pupils and staff at the school last Friday (May 15), presented the money they had raised for Unicef to Krishna Pun, of the national Nepalese organisation Pun Smaaj UK.