Nepal earthquake death toll tops 3,000
- 9 years ago
As more of the damage wreaked by Nepal’s earthquake becomes clear, the death toll continues to rise.
A total of 3,218 people are now known to have died in Saturday’s disaster, with over 6,500 others injured.
Another 66 were killed across the border in India and at least another 20 in Tibet, China’s state news agency said.
The toll is likely to rise as rescuers struggle to reach remote regions and as bodies buried under rubble are recovered.
The 7.8 magnitude quake struck between the Nepalese city of Pokhara and the capital Kathmandu where many have spend a second night sleeping in the open, either because their homes are flattened or amid fears that aftershocks will bring them crashing down.
Some have lost everything and are now facing a shortage of drinking water and food, as well as the threat of disease.
The most vulnerable are particularly at risk.
“Nearly a million children have been “severely affected” by the earthquake”:http://www.unicef.org/media/media_81696.htm
A total of 3,218 people are now known to have died in Saturday’s disaster, with over 6,500 others injured.
Another 66 were killed across the border in India and at least another 20 in Tibet, China’s state news agency said.
The toll is likely to rise as rescuers struggle to reach remote regions and as bodies buried under rubble are recovered.
The 7.8 magnitude quake struck between the Nepalese city of Pokhara and the capital Kathmandu where many have spend a second night sleeping in the open, either because their homes are flattened or amid fears that aftershocks will bring them crashing down.
Some have lost everything and are now facing a shortage of drinking water and food, as well as the threat of disease.
The most vulnerable are particularly at risk.
“Nearly a million children have been “severely affected” by the earthquake”:http://www.unicef.org/media/media_81696.htm