Nepalese policemen look for survivors in the debris of a building that collapsed in an earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal ,Sunday, April 26, 2015. (Source: AP) Officials in Nepal say the death toll from last weekend’s massive earthquake has climbed past 7,040.
National police officer Babu Kanji Giri said on Sunday that the death toll had reached 7,040 as more bodies are found in the debris.
The Home Ministry said that 14,123 people were injured in the April 25 quake. Of them, 6,512 are being treated in hospitals.
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Binaj Gurubacharya, Kathmandu, Nepal.
9:30 p.m. (1545 GMT)
Nepal’s Home Ministry official Laxmi Dhakal says hopes of finding any more survivors are fading away as more than a week has passed since the massive earthquake.
He says: “Unless they were caught in an air pocket, there is not much possibility.”
Two survivors, a 15-year-old boy and a woman in her 20s, were rescued from the rubble on Thursday.
Binaj Gurubacharya, Kathmandu, Nepal.
9 p.m. (1515 GMT)
Dozens of Nepalese have gathered in central Kathmandu’s Maitighar Mandala Park to recite a prayer and light candles for those who perished in the earthquake.
A woman cried, a boy said a prayer and others placed candles on the ground to form a map of Nepal, wishing that victims can be united to overcome their grief.
Nila Shrestha, a 31-year-old Kathmandu resident, appealed to the world to continue sending aid to Nepal.
Koji Ueda, Kathmandu, Nepal
6:10 p.m. (1225 GMT)
Nepal police say the death toll from last week’s magnitude-7.8 earthquake has climbed to 6,841, as more reports come in from remote areas and rescue workers dig out more bodies from under the rubble.
More than 14,000 people have been reported injured.
Binaj Gurubacharya, Kathmandu, Nepal.
5:50 p.m. (1205 GMT)
In Kathmandu, hundreds of volunteers have turned out to help those who have been left homeless by the magnitude-7.8 quake a week ago.
They have collected clothes, medicines, packaged food and money and are distributing it at the Bhrikutimandap, an exhibition ground in the city.
Doctors, engineers, business executives and office workers folded donated clothes and packed medicines to be sent across neighborhoods.
“We are gathering whatever we can. Our priority is providing medicines and clean drinking water and warn people about the possibility of spread of disease,” said a visibly exhausted Srijana Jyoti, a businesswoman.
Jyoti said they have been shipping out water storage tanks to those in need.
“Water is the essential and we are trying to get them access to clean drinking water,” she said, adding they are printing banners in the local language telling what precautions to take to avoid getting sick.
Binaj Gurubacharya, Kathmandu, Nepal.
5 p.m. (1130 GMT)
UNICEF says the health and well-being of children affected by the