Al Jazeera: More aftershocks in Nepal as death toll soars
Aid agencies prepare 'massive' operations in quake-hit Nepal as death toll rose to at least 4,000.
Nepal has been rocked by aftershocks as the death toll from the magnitude 7.8 quake rose to at least 4,000, and as aid agencies prepare "massive" humanitarian operations.
Nepal police said on their Facebook page late on Monday evening that over 3,904 deaths had been counted so far, and 7,180 more were reported injured.
In addition, an an avalanche caused by the earthquake killed 18 people at Mount Everest's base camp, 61 people were killed in neighbouring India, and China reported 25 people died in Tibet.
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