NEW DELHI (Sputnik) – Over 2,000 people have died as a result of the powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit Nepal on Saturday, according to local authorities.
According to NTV, the number of victims in Nepal's capital Kathmandu exceeds 700.
Earlier, it was reported that the death toll from the quake was standing at 1,805 with the number of injured surpassing 4,700.
#PrayForNepal ~More than 1800 people have died in deadly #Earthquake in #Nepal. Rescue efforts on #Everest underway! pic.twitter.com/a8YBsEHJjl
— C Constantinides (@ChangeAgentSA) 26 апреля 2015
Rescuers reportedly reached the Mount Everest base camp by helicopter on Sunday morning, recovering 17 bodies. Over 60 have been confirmed injured as a result of the snowslide that covered part of the base camp on Saturday, while around 100 climbers in camps above the base camp are reportedly safe.
From my experience of covering #Pakistan 's earthquake, I fear the casualties in #Nepal would be much more than 2000 pic.twitter.com/a2OImOvb8H
— Javed Aziz Khan (@JavedAzizKhan) 26 апреля 2015
The injured are to be airlifted by rescue helicopters, which could not access the area earlier amid cloudy weather.
On Saturday, it was reported that 18 bodies were found on Mount Everest after the earthquake. The new Sunday reports were citing information from the Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA).
A number of world nations, including India and Russia, have offered to help Nepal in its emergency relief efforts, allocating financial aid or rescue teams.
Russia's Emergencies Ministry announced on Saturday that rescue teams consisting of about 100 highly skilled workers equipped with special technology, including drones and portable medical equipment, were standing ready to depart for Nepal.
Some people in Kathmandu literally spent their night out in streets, laying carpets on streetsides. #Nepal pic.twitter.com/fDoaxkLhhh
— Anup Kaphle (@AnupKaphle) 26 апреля 2015
