Sindhupalchowk is the district most affected by the earthquake, with 1,587 casualties after an earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale and a total of 134 864 houses were destroyed and 92 971 damaged. They warned the death toll could rise further as the search and rescue efforts were hampered by damaged roads, dysfunctional communication channels and landslides. Lack of electricity adds to elaborate water scarcity while medical supplies were also reduced.
In Kathmandu thousands of people spent the night on the sidewalks, in parks and open spaces under cold temperatures. They are too afraid to return to their homes, fearing aftershocks.
The building collapsed in the capital city of Nepal is Dharahara Tower, a historic nine-storey building and the main attraction of tourism.
Police said as many as 150 people are believed to be in the tower when the disaster occurred.
Hospitals in the Kathmandu Valley, which is filled with patients, emergency supplies and began to run out of space to store the bodies. Most of the doctors treating patients in temporary tents.
In the most severe earthquake madly in Mount Qomolangma, mountaineers found 18 bodies on Sunday, after they were trapped by an earthquake avalanche.
Six helicopters have successfully reached the mountain after the weather improved, according to some reports.
Strong shocks, followed by at least 14 aftershocks, also shook several parts of India and felt in Bangladesh and Pakistan.
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