The death toll in Nepal earthquake exceeded 7,000

Nepalese police found the bodies of 50 people, including foreigners, in an area of ​​snowfall, while the number of people killed because of the earthquake increased to 7,040.

More than 7,000 people died in earthquakes in Nepal

More than 14,000 people were injured after the magnitude 7.8 earthquake on April 25, AFP quoted an official from the Nepal National Emergency Operations Center today. " But the number (the dead) is likely to continue to increase."

The mother and daughter passed through the collapsed building due to the earthquake in Sindhupalchowk, Nepal.(Photo: Reuters)

Authorities on the same day said Nepalese police had found the bodies of about 50 people, including foreigners, in an area of ​​snowfall.

No body has been identified , Reuters quoted Pravin Pokharel, Rasuwa northern district police, said. The bodies were pulled out yesterday, exactly one week after the earthquake, and rescuers will return to this remote place today.

At least 200 people are missing in the area, including villagers and climbers, Uddhav Bhattarai, the highest official in Rasuwa district, said."We could not reach earlier due to the rainy and cloudy weather."

Military planes with US military personnel are expected to arrive in Kathmandu today, a day later than expected, to support the relief operation, a US Marine spokeswoman said. This force consists of at least 100 soldiers, lifting equipment, 6 military aircraft, including two helicopters.

The Nepalese government is being criticized for blocking private efforts to bring relief supplies to remote areas and hinder aid in the country . In response to Nepali officials, they received unnecessary items such as tuna and mayonnaise, forcing customs to check all relief supplies.

" They should not use customs procedures as in peacetime," said United Nations UN Resident Representative Jamie McGoldrick. "We do not want to create a mountain of relief supplies " to fill the space of the aircraft as well as the new batch.

According to the United Nations, the magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck on April 25 that destroyed or damaged more than 600,000 homes and affected 8.1 million people, or more than a quarter of Nepal's population. . Many people still have to stay outdoors because there is no shelter or fear of aftershocks that can collapse the remaining houses.

Nepal is also racing against time to prevent outbreaks in the worst-hit areas in the rainy season with only a few weeks left to begin and possibly many bodies yet to be found.