DHAKA: At least 1,805 people have been killed and 4,718 injured by the 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Nepal, said sources of the country’s Home Ministry on Sunday.

Rescue crews and residents began the desperate search for survivors after earthquake hit the country Saturday noon.

Whole streets and squares in the capital of roughly 1 million people were covered in rubble. Stunned residents stared at temples that were once part of their daily lives and now were reduced to nothing.

Dozens of bodies were pulled from the nine-story Dharahara tower that came crashing down during the quake. At least 13 people were killed on Mount Everest, where the quake caused multiple avalanches.

BDST: 0821 HRS, APR 26, 2015
HB/AKA