Nepal quake: Death toll could reach 10,000


Local residents staying in an open area in Kathmandu, Nepal on April 27, 2015, to keep safe amid continuing aftershocks following the magnitude-7.8 earthquake. The death toll in Nepal could reach 10,000, Prime Minister Sushil Koirala told Reuters on Tuesday, ordering intensified rescue efforts and appealing for foreign supplies of tents and medicines, as the death toll hit 4,349. -- PHOTO: EPA.

KATHMANDU (REUTERS/ASIA NEWS NETWORK): The death toll in Nepal's earthquake could reach 10,000, Prime Minister Sushil Koirala told Reuters on Tuesday, ordering intensified rescue efforts and appealing for foreign supplies of tents and medicines, as the death toll hit 4,349.

"The government is doing all it can for rescue and relief on a war footing," Mr Koirala said in an interview. "It is a challenge and a very difficult hour for Nepal."

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