A HAMPSHIRE TV star has told how her sister could have been killed in the Nepalese earthquake.

Amanda Holden's sister Debbie is one of 200 climbers stranded on Mount Everest after the 7.9 magnitude quake on Saturday causing avalanches and wiping out entire villages.

At least 3,326 people are known to have died and more than 6,500 have been injured.

Speaking on This Morning, which she is presenting with Phillip Scofield while Holly is on maternity leave, Amanda said she "could barely speak" as she listened to others who have family members out on Nepal.

The Bishops Waltham-born star told viewers that her sister was climbing Everest and was at the last camp, Gorak Shep, before Base Camp 1 on the south side.

Amanda said her sister and three others had stayed behind as the rest of her group carried on as she was suffering from altitude sickness.

She said: "I think, actually, potentially that saved her life."

She added that when the earthquake struck her sister ran outside but quickly ran back in.

Amanda revealed her sister had sent a text to her and her parents, who were watching the show, eager to get information from the experts speaking on the show.

Knowing that two people her sister are with are other climbers she asked the expert if the fourth person would be some kind of guide.

The expert reassured her that they would be as a small group would not be left on their own.

Amanda said that would reassure her parents.

She added that she thought her sister was going to try and make her way down this morning, as there had been no more tremors and the snowed had settled.

A team of 10 Hampshire firefighters have this morning arrived in Nepal as part of the UK International Search and Rescue team (UK-ISAR).

As reported earlier by the Daily Echo,  Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service spokeswoman today confirmed they were waiting to hear that they had safely arrived after leaving the UK last night.