{"id":111666,"date":"2015-04-27T06:11:09","date_gmt":"2015-04-27T06:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=111666"},"modified":"2015-04-27T06:11:09","modified_gmt":"2015-04-27T06:11:09","slug":"nepal-quake-toll-rises-above-3000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/04\/nepal-quake-toll-rises-above-3000\/","title":{"rendered":"Nepal quake toll rises above 3,000"},"content":{"rendered":"
At least 3,326 people are now known to have died in a massive earthquake which hit Nepal on Saturday, say officials.<\/p>\n
More than 6,500 people have been injured, according to the National Emergency Operation Centre.<\/p>\n
Dozens of people are also reported to have been killed in neighbouring China and India.<\/p>\n
Thousands have spent a second night outside after the 7.8-magnitude quake, which also triggered deadly avalanches on Mount Everest.<\/p>\n
Vast tent cities have sprung up in Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu, for those displaced or afraid to return to their homes as strong aftershocks continue.<\/p>\n
“We don’t have a choice, our house is shaky. The rain is seeping in but what can we do?” 34-year-old shopkeeper Rabi Shrestha, who was sleeping by the roadside with his family, told AFP news agency.<\/p>\n
Rescue missions and aid have started arriving to help cope with the aftermath of the earthquake, the worst to hit Nepal for more than 80 years.<\/p>\n
The weather cleared on Monday morning and helicopters are heading out to the Mount Everest base camp to try to bring down 210 stranded climbers.<\/p>\n
The roads to the earthquake’s epicentre, northwest of the capital, have also been cleared and rescue teams are on their way.<\/p>\n