At least 3,617 people are now known to have died in a massive earthquake which hit Nepal on Saturday, police say.
More than 6,500 people have been injured, according to the National Emergency Operation Centre.
Dozens of people are also reported to have been killed in neighbouring China and India.
More than 200 climbers have been rescued around Mount Everest, which was struck by deadly avalanches in the 7.8-magnitude quake.
Vast tent cities have sprung up in Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, for those displaced or afraid to return to their homes as strong aftershocks continued. Thousands spent Sunday night - their second night - outside.
Officials have warned that the number of casualties could rise as rescue teams reach remote mountainous areas of western Nepal.
Initial reports suggest that many communities, especially those close to mountainsides, suffered significant quake damage.
"Villages like this are routinely affected by landslides, and it's not uncommon for entire villages of 200, 300, up to 1,000 people to be completely buried by rock falls," said Matt Darvas, spokesman for aid agency World Vision.
A man evacuated by helicopter to Pokhara, 200 km from Kathmandu, said almost every home in his village of more than 1,000 houses had been destroyed.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-32475030
Stucture of the Lead:
Who: the refugee in Nepal
When: this April
What: A serious Earthquake hit Nepal
Why: there is not Earthquake for a long time
Where: Nepal
How: they receive the assistance around the world
Keyword:
1.neighbouring 鄰近
2.Vast 龐大的
3.sprung up 如雨後春筍般
4.aftershocks 餘震
5.casualties 傷亡
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回覆刪除This earthquake was so horrible! I can't imagine if I were there what I can do, maybe just run, shout, and do nothing. What I can do is hoping the rescue team can get the victims out quickly, and bless them can go on a peaceful life without any suffer again.
回覆刪除The earthquake make serious destroy in Nepal. People who live there have faced many terrible earthquakes. They live in earthquake belt and always feel panic, so I hope their goverment can effort for their residentsand accept other countries' help.
回覆刪除A massive earthquake in Nepal was bringing out a lot of injuries and deaths. That is too horrible to I cannot imagine. Although Taiwan also has a terrible earthquake on September 21, 1999. But that year I just two years old and I don’t have impressed about it. And for Nepal massive destroyed what we could do is bless them can restored quickly.
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